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Single-payer health insurance may be just what these restaurateurs ordered

A growing chorus of small-business owners support “Medicare for All,” or some type of government-sponsored universal health plan.

James Mark (center) sits at the bar in his restaurant Big King, along with cooks (from left) Oscar Lange, Emily Joslyn, Peter Kachmarsky, and JC Kuvaszko. Mark employs fewer than 50 people, so he isn't required to provide health benefits, but he does anyway because he thinks it helps with staff retention and is the right thing to do.
James Mark (center) sits at the bar in his restaurant Big King, along with cooks (from left) Oscar Lange, Emily Joslyn, Peter Kachmarsky, and JC Kuvaszko. Mark employs fewer than 50 people, so he isn't required to provide health benefits, but he does anyway because he thinks it helps with staff retention and is the right thing to do.Read moreChristine Chitnis for KHN
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