Are Health Care Costs A Drag for Job Growth? Story aired: Friday, August 20, 2004
Health care is a hot topic in this year's presidential election. John Kerry told fire fighters in Boston yesterday that soaring medical costs are slowing the nation's economic recovery.
Nationwide, health insurance now costs employers about $3,000 a year per worker, and that's leading businesses to change how they hire.
Guests:
Ken Thorpe, chairman of the Health Policy Department at Emory University.
