Op-Eds and Articles

In a Real Clear Health Op-Ed, SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan writes that many hospitals are destabilizing small businesses across America by exploiting a little-known federal charity program that drives healthcare costs up: “The 340B Drug Pricing Program was supposed to help safety-net hospitals serve vulnerable patients by letting them buy prescription medicines […]

Remarks by Karen Kerrigan 17th Annual New York-New Belfast Partners for Growth Luncheon June 18, 2026 New York Athletic Club, New York City Greetings! What a joy and an honor to be with all of you today. A big thank you to Brian Moran for that very generous introduction. Brian and I have worked in […]

“However it is framed, the practical effect would reach far beyond one industry. A tax on digital infrastructure is a tax on everyone, including working families, local governments and small businesses in every corner of Virginia.” In a June 15 Washington Times Op-ed, SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan documents the state of Virginia’s tech […]

In a Real Clear Policy Op-Ed, SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan observes that various Federal Trade Commission (FTC) actions are not aligning with President Trump’s Executive Orders on regulation. In his Executive Order “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency Deregulatory Initiative,” President Trump communicated that federal agencies should […]

In a Washington Examiner Op-Ed, SBE Council president & CEO Karen Kerrigan writes that lawmakers need to understand the various reasons for rising health insurance costs and begin to address them or small businesses will continue to drop health coverage: “One of these reasons is the hospitals’ exploitation of a little-known federal charity program. Without […]

In an April 9 Washington Examiner Op-Ed, SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan warns about re-cycled and rebuffed antitrust proposals that would undermine U.S. competitiveness, innovation and small businesses. These anti-tech measures sadly mirror the EU Digital Market Act’s framework, which is not only targeting U.S. tech companies but harming the very environment that […]

In an April 8 Real Clear Policy Op-Ed, SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan writes that when it comes to policy, “There are still too many theoretical assumptions driving policy ideas in state capitols and on Capitol Hill and not enough common sense.”  However, regarding the “Working Families Tax Cut Act” (One Big Beautiful […]

There’s another out-of-control federal agency creating massive red tape and costs (surprise!). Mission creep at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is wreaking havoc and undermining innovation. How did DOGE miss this? As SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan explains in a Washington Examiner Op-Ed, the CMMI, a creation of Obamacare, is doing the […]

AI and Digital Markets Are Leveling the Playing Field for Startups and Small Businesses – Don’t Regulate That Away There’s a lot of policy activity – good, bad and ugly – surrounding AI and tech. In a new Real Clear Markets Op-Ed, SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan cites data from SBE Council’s annual […]

In a February 10, D.C. Journal Op-Ed, SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan identifies a regulation finalized by the IRS that unjustly identified many small-business micro-captive insurance arrangements as “abusive” tax shelters. Kerrigan writes: “Unfortunately, this is not a niche issue that can be easily ignored; it is a clear example of IRS overreach […]