Members of Congress try to hold companies accountable for health care

A group of legislators are seeking to hold large companies accountable for healthcare. Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York, alongside Senators Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and Jon Corzine of New Jersey are announcing the Healthcare Accountability Act today in Washington, DC. The bill is intended to stop large corporations, such as Wal-Mart, from shifting the healthcare burden to taxpayers. Critics have accused the company of paying low wages and making the healthcare plan inaccessible to more than 600,000 workers nationally. In 11 out of 12 states surveyed, Wal-Mart has the highest number of employees on state Medicaid rolls. The new bill will require states to disclose the companies that lead with employees on health care assistance.