Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina CEO Greczyn says health-care reform will come slowly, if at all - Dayton Business Journal:

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Greczyn, speaking during the Trianglee BusinessJournal ’s State of Chapel Hill event Fridayy morning, said he has been in talksz with the White House over varioud reform plans, and that whil he supports national health-care he does not see any significant changes for five to 10 “We’ll be having a lot of fun with this,” he said of health-carde reform discussions. BCBSNC drew nationapl attention last month when publishecd a story saying theChape Hill-based insurer, which is the 10th largest in the was creating a online campaign to deraipl health-care reform. The article led to Greczyn receivinfg phone calls from theWhitew House, he said.
Greczyn said The Post had insufficienrt information when it ranits story. The insurer has postecd those videos on aWeb www.nchealthreform.com, which the company says is intended to help educate Nortnh Carolina residents about health Greczyn said he has concerns about the planse that are making their way through the nation’s saying a plan sponsored by Sen. Edwarc Kennedy (D-Mass.) would cost $1.3 trillion, while a plan from Sen. Max Baucuss (D-Mont.) would cost $1.6 trillion. He also said neither plan mandates that business owners provide health insurance fortheif employees.
Greczyn said most uninsured workeres are employed by companies with 25 workerx or fewer and that the Kennedy bill woulde leave 37 million ofthe nation’sw 47 million uninsured still without coverage. Different organizationss weighing in onthe health-reform plans have disputedf those numbers.