Patrick Takes Action on Health Insurance Costs; Baker, Cahill MIA

Governor Patrick stood up for small businesses and working families across Massachusetts by calling for a limit on rising health care premiums that are choking job creation efforts in our state.

He also took the other candidates for Governor to task for not being on the side of small businesses and working people when it comes to containing skyrocketing health care premiums.

"...every time there's a hard decision, every time something has to be done, where there's some urgency, putting something on the line for regular people, the challengers...are missing in action and they're missing in action today," said Governor Patrick.

The Governor is absolutely correct to call our opponents out. While industry premiums increased 131% over the last ten years, Charles Baker served as CEO of Harvard Pilgrim health insurance, working at the highest-level in the health insurance industry. He had a real opportunity to directly help control rates. He did not and he does not support the Governor's current plan to empower the Commissioner of Insurance to limit premiums and give small businesses a chance to create new jobs.

Treasurer Cahill has also so far proposed nothing to seriously address this issue and only offers criticism from the sidelines.

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