Some employees might want health insurance. Some might want life insurance. Some might want disability insurance. Some might just want the cash. This is a good tool to maximize employee satisfaction,

Since Wal-Mart and other large corporations refuse to act responsibly when it comes to their employees' health insurance, Wake Up Wal-Mart is coordinating a nationwide effort to gain support for additional states to adopt legislation modeled after Maryland's 'Fair Share Health Care' bill.

We are greatly encouraged by the success and national attention Massachusetts has earned when it decided that health insurance is something no one should go without. We want to build on that progress and keep this important dialogue going in order to make covering the uninsured a national priority.

I'm real concerned with the health insurance issue. I think that our association could probably look at other ways for us to work within our own plan to save our members some money.

President Bush recognizes the challenges faced by those who lack health insurance and remains committed to ensuring that every American looking for a job is able to find one and to expanding access to affordable health care for all Americans,

Last year, we only had a 1 percent increase in our health insurance premium.