Posts Tagged ‘reform’


Small Businesses Face Rising Health Care Costs


As Congress continues to discuss health reform proposals, many small business owners are facing a difficult choice between maintaining insurance programs for their employees or dropping them in response to sharp premium increases. As VOA’s Greg Flakus reports from the Houston suburb of Spring, Texas, people are wary of government involvement in health care, but [...]

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Weekly Address: Working with Small Business to Drive Recovery

The President restates his commitment to small business as key to economic recovery — from the Recovery Act to Financial Stability to Health Reform — and pledges more to come. October 24, 2009. (Public Domain) Duration : 0:4:26 Recommended ReadingBusiness Insurance AgentsSmall business owner discusses the need for health reformJohn Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority, On [...]

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Real People Demand Health Reform: Small Business Owners Face Hurdles to Health Insurance, Series 2

Three individuals struggle to pay for individual or small group health insurance plans. This video illustrates the urgent need for affordable, quality health insurance choices. If you’ve got a similar story, feel free to post as a comment or video response below, or go to http://povertylaw.org/advocacy/health/health-stories and fill out a story form. Duration : 0:7:39 [...]

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Owners of Small Business in D.C. to Ask for Real Health Reform

On Nov. 3, U.S. PIRG helped bring the owners of 134 small businesses from all over the country to Washington, D.C. Bakers, shopkeepers, nurses, lobstermen and others attended 70 meetings on Capitol Hill, met with White House officials, and spoke at a press conference with Senate leaders. Check out http://www.uspirg.org/health-care Duration : 0:4:55 Recommended ReadingBusiness [...]

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Lamar Alexander on Helping Small Businesses Buy Health Insurance

On the U.S. Senate floor Sen. Lamar Alexander talked about health care reform and helping small businesses buy health insurance for their employees. Duration : 0:8:3 Recommended ReadingBusiness Insurance AgentsSmall business owner discusses the need for health reformJohn Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority, On Health Insurance ReformBOP? – The Basics of Small Business InsuranceBusiness Strategic Development [...]

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Health Reform and Small Business

U.S. Senator Mark Udall delivered a speech on the Senate floor emphasizing the urgency of passing health insurance reform so small businesses can afford to offer insurance, save costs and expand. Duration : 0:5:8 Recommended ReadingBusiness Insurance AgentsSmall business owner discusses the need for health reformJohn Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority, On Health Insurance ReformBOP? – [...]

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2009 WPC Statewide Small Business Conference Unemployment Insurance Panel

This years WPC Statewide Small Business Conference was very well received by the over 250 attendees. Small business owners, legislators, and policymakers from all over Washington gathered in SeaTac on Tuesday, November 10th, to discuss the state’s business climate at Washington Policy Center’s 2009 Small Business Conference. During several interactive issue breakout sessions, business owners [...]

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