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Schwartz and the symposium's two other panelists--Marsha Hams, a member of Massachusetts Women's Health Care for All, and Peter Hiam, Massachusetts' former insurance commissioner, agreed that health care reform is especially important for women...
According to Hiam, it was a historical accidentthat employers provide insurance. During World WarII, there were price controls and employers gaveout health benefits. Ever since, employers havesimply continued to provide benefits...
...Hiam is opposed to the employment-based systembecause it requires that each employer have anindividual insurance company, creating a "needlesscomplication...
...system we have is a nightmare [because itis so] complex," says Hiam. "I'm not belittlingthe potential for improvement. What's a shame isthat [Clinton's] not being so bold to simplify andmake the system more fair...
...Hiam says he thinks Clinton endorses anemployment based system because of state politics:it is the easiest method by which to please asmany people as possible, he says...