A few days back I asked, “If we had a true National Health Insurance plan in the US, would it be pro-business or anti-business?

But still no answers or comments. It seems to me that compared to or present system, which is largely based employer-provided insurance, another system or systems could both increase coverage and allocated costs in a less harmful way to our economy.

Our present system directly adds a cost to the employer. I don’t recall where I saw it but a good example that sounds reasonable to me is that the cost of health insurance adds thousands of dollars to each car produced by American car makers. I would think this cost would put US companies at a large disadvantage in competing internationally. Also there would be competitive advantages and disadvantages within the US.

So a true National Health Insurance plan in the US would appear to have many advantages for our economy. If that is the case, other questions such as “How do we pay for it?” or “What does this plan look like?” follow.

But let’s not jump ahead but just consider one question at a time. Is National Health Insurance good for the economy?

What do you think?