Mr. Slabaugh
English 106
2 April 2008
Rising Cost of Health Benefits to Small Business
I. Introduction
a. With the rising cost of health care benefits, small business owners are unable to provide employees with coverage.
b. This problem is serious due to the severe need for health insurance for hard-working men and women at smaller companies.
II. Problem
a. Not even half of employers who employee 19 people or less offer health benefits to them.
b. There are few viable options regarding health care for small business owners.
c. The problem is worth solving due to the common need for healthcare.
III. Solution
a. Reform in the form of a national law uniformly mandating that small business owners provide insurance, and financial help to do so.
b. Lawmakers will implement the plan through fundamental changes in existing policies.
c. The laws should be put into effect within 3 years.
d. Feasibility will be proven.
e. The stakeholders in this situation are small business employees, whereas the shareholders are taxpayers and small business owners.
IV. Conclusion
a. With the rising cost of health care benefits, small business owners are unable to provide employees with coverage.
b. Reform in the form of a national law uniformly mandating that small business owners provide insurance, and financial help to do so.
Sources used thus far:
Unknown. "“Small Business Health Insurance: Building a Gateway To." National Small Business Association. 25 Oct. 2007. 2 Apr. 2008
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