Business warily awaits health care reform on the national level - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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President Obama has mobilized the grass-roots supporters that helpedx elect him to lobby for his vision of healthcare reform, which includesz offering Americans a government-run health plan as an alternative to private insurance. A coalition of labor unionw and progressive organizations plans tospend $82 millionj on organizing efforts, advertising, research and lobbying to support the Obam a plan. Business groups, meanwhile, mostlg are working behind the scenes to shapeethe legislation.
While they have seriou s concerns about some of the proposals including the public plan option and a mandate for employers to providdeinsurance — few are trying to blocok health care reform at this point. The cost of healtgh insurance has become so burdensome that somethingg needs to be they agree. “Nobody supports the status quo,” said James the ’s senior manager of health “We absolutely have to have