Linda Gorman writes: “A little noticed feature of the health reform legislation is the common tendency to regulate insurance premiums in a way that will force young people to pay more so that older people can pay less. The legislation would gouge people at the time of life when their wages tend to be low in order to subsidize people at a time in their life when wages tend to be high.”
She’s absolutely right. No matter which proposal you look at in either the House or Senate, young Americans will get a raw deal.
CMPI recently interviewed Congressman Aaron Schock – the youngest member of Congress at age 28. We asked him about this issue and more.
Schock is optimistic that young Americans will come to recognize that the current proposals under consideration in Congress will lead to less choices and control for them in health care, not more.
Perhaps more importantly, Congressman Schock correctly notes the deleterious effect this legislation would have on an already precarious job market.
It amounts to a double whammy for America’s youth.
For Congressman Schock’s perspective on this issue, watch our interview with him here:
She’s absolutely right. No matter which proposal you look at in either the House or Senate, young Americans will get a raw deal.
CMPI recently interviewed Congressman Aaron Schock – the youngest member of Congress at age 28. We asked him about this issue and more.
Schock is optimistic that young Americans will come to recognize that the current proposals under consideration in Congress will lead to less choices and control for them in health care, not more.
Perhaps more importantly, Congressman Schock correctly notes the deleterious effect this legislation would have on an already precarious job market.
It amounts to a double whammy for America’s youth.
For Congressman Schock’s perspective on this issue, watch our interview with him here:
Congressman Aaron Schock (R,IL) on Health Care reform from CMPI on Vimeo.
