Seriously Considering Health Care Costs…
Originally published in the Grand Rapids Business Journal, May 18, 2009
My wife and I own a small business. We self-insure for medical costs. Every time we get a medical bill with nothing covered by insurance (which is often) or every time the premium goes up by double-digit percentages (which is always), I feel like we’re being consumed by a crocodile. And what good is having the best medical care system in the world (which I doubt) if nobody can afford it?