Health Care Reform that Works for All

Small Business Insider On the good news front from the nation’s capitol, bipartisan momentum is building to address a major pain point for small businesses and the self-employed – crushing health coverage costs.  Bipartisan bills have been introduced in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House that would provide relief for small businesses from the unfair […]

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. –  While some elected officials in the nation’s capital see it as their job to fuel partisanship or score political points, bipartisan momentum is building on Capitol Hill to address a major pain point for small businesses and the self-employed – crushing health coverage costs.  Bipartisan bills have been […]

SMALL BUSINESS INSIDER   by Karen Kerrigan- The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a new study, which reported that various regulatory reform initiatives being pursued and implemented by the Trump Administration will save Americans $450 billion over the next ten years.  While there are more regulatory changes to come (like reforms to health reimbursement accounts, for […]

Brian Blase, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, National Economic Council, The White House January 30, 2019 Small Business Policy Expo 2019 Reforms and Actions to Improve Health Coverage Affordability and Choice for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses   As prepared: Thank you for inviting me to participate today. Let me start by giving […]

by Raymond J. Keating – A surefire way to finish off innovation in health care would be to adopt a single-payer “Medicare for All” system.  Even incremental expansion of government’s role – the latest is “Medicare for More” – would fuel the perverse incentives that undermine innovation. Enhancing consumer control over health care spending is the ultimate […]

In the Washington Examiner – It’s true! Under leading single-payer “Medicare for All” proposals, all Americans would receive their health coverage through the government. As SBE Council has pointed out in our Fact Checks and blog posts about these proposals, private coverage would be eliminated. The only type of plans that would be allowed in […]

U.S. Senate Bill S. 172 Addresses High Health Coverage Costs, A Top Concern for Small Biz in 2019 NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on January 17, 2019 that would help resolve a key pain point for small businesses and the self-employed. This important piece of legislation […]

NEWS Senators Barrasso, Gardner and Sinema introduce S. 80 to Repeal the Health Insurance Tax (HIT)  For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. – An important bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on January 10, 2019 that addresses a key pain point for small businesses and the self-employed – high health insurance costs.  Senator John […]

By Karen Kerrigan – Think tanks on the right and left have reached the same conclusion: A “Medicare for All” government-run health care program is shockingly expensive. The Urban Institute calculated that the plan championed by Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) will cost taxpayers $32 trillion over 10 years, and the George Mason Mercatus Center pegged the […]

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Via Electronic Submission: regulations.gov Re: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule – Medicare Programs: International Pricing Index Model for Medicare Part B Drugs (CMS – 5528-ANPRM)   Dear Sir/Madam: The Small Business & […]