Panhandle Economic Series continues with look at healthcare - ConnectAmarillo.com

The Healthcare industry is essential to the Amarillo economy, so Smith Ellis, the CEO of First Bank Southwest wanted to focus on the issue in its 6th luncheon in the Panhandle Economic Series.

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Dr. Rodney Young of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center says, " For some people the cost of health insurance will be greater than the fine and there’s actually concern that small employers may choose to pay fines instead of continuing to offer employer-based health insurance."

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