Main Street Alliance business owners joined Representatives Bill Foster and Debbie Halvorson at health care press events in Geneva and Joliet. Members thanked the representatives for standing with small business and voting YES on the house health care legislation.
Representative Halvorson’s event in Joliet was held at West Side Music Center. Thanks to Mark (shown with [...]
Main Street Alliance member Dan Sherry spoke at Speaker Pelosi’s press conference to unveil the House health care legislation. Dan then attended a briefing on health care and small business given by the President at the White House. What a day!
Dan’s comments from are printed below. You can also go to the Main Street Alliance [...]
Thanks to Main Street Alliance members Bob Hausheer and Dan Sherry for speaking with Bruce Japsen of the Tribune.
Coverage under any conditions
Health care reform targeting pre-existing illness denials, but cost, guarantees unresolved
After years of being unable to obtain health coverage because of what the insurance industry deems a pre-existing condition, Dan [...]
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CHICAGO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS CALL OUT HUMANA: “STOP BLOCKING HEALTH CARE REFORM”
Illinois Main Street Alliance business owners highlight the need for health care reform, demand health insurer stop opposing the public health insurance option
Chicago, Illinois.—On Tuesday, as the Senate Finance Committee passed its health [...]
Illinois Main Street Alliance leaders held a press conference outside Representative Mark Kirk’s Waukegan office on Wednesday. They pressed the Representative to get real on health care, making the point that his health care legislation does little to remedy the problems that small business owners in the 10th district face.
Please see the coverage below, [...]
Last night, Highland Park City Council passed a resolution supporting comprehensive, national health care reform. The resolution, copied below, PASSED UNANIMOUSLY!
Great work to Main Street business owners in Highland Park for their work on the resolution. Special thanks to David Borris and Miles Zaremski for diligence in seeing the process through.
Another special thanks [...]
Pictures here soon!
Main Street Alliance member Bob Hausheer, of Morning Glory Flowers, spoke at Illinois PIRG’s small business report release. Bob did a wonderful job, clearly laying out the situation that he faces in the small business insurance market and the ways in which real health care reform could help.
Please see the coverage of the [...]
So, now we really have something to talk about. Check out Ezra Klein’s analysis of the House Health Care package, released Tuesday. (links too)
Also, please take a look at the House Ways and Means Committee’s one pager on what employer will be asked to contribute, http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/sharedresponsibility.pdf
The House Releases Its Health-Care Reform Bill
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David Borris, a caterer from Northbrook, was interviewed by radio host Mike Smith. He talks about the DC trip and small business priorities in health care reform. Follow the link below to listen to the broadcast. Under the description for the June 27th, you should see a MP3 player. David’s interview starts at minute 40.
http://ricksmithshow.com/past_shows
Coverage of a health care event in the Edwardsville Intelligencer (Illinois) was brought to our attention by Dr. Pam Gronemeyer, an active Illinois Main Street Alliance member. Pam will be taking the small business case for health care reform to DC at the end of the month. She is also speaking at the National Organization [...]