Jim is the co-owner of Consignments Etc., Highwood, IL
“I am a cancer survivor. I’ve been cancer-free for three years now. In two years I will be officially cured for insurance and medical purposes.
My partner and I currently pay $24,000 per year in insurance premiums. With such high premiums, I have had to [...]
Glenview, IL
I have been in the carpet / flooring business for a long time. I had worked at a carpet showroom in Evanston for almost 9 years before the owner decided to sell. The new owner came in, and promised to keep providing employees with the health benefits we had enjoyed up to [...]
Tonight, President Obama will address the nation in prime time to talk about economic recovery. Word on the street is that health care will be an important focus of his speech. The President has repeatedly stated that in order to fix the economy, we need to fix the health care system. What kind of [...]
Jan and her husband own J.P. Wood Martial Arts in Palatine.
I believe there are a number of problems with today’s health care in our country. I believe we all share in the problems we are facing, and we all need to make adjustments to solve our health care crisis. The problems are many, and the [...]
Palatine Mayor Rita Mullins became the first "Mayor for Main Street" by endorsing the Illinois Main Street Alliance’s health care principles. Mrs. Mullins believes that health care is a critical issue for the new president and Congress to address. She joins 20 existing business members of the Main Street Alliance from Palatine in calling for [...]
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Carmen Ledesma, Owner
La Parisien Salon and Medi-Spa
Queens, New York
Founding Member of New York Small Business United for Health Care Coalition
I have owned my business here in Queens for the past fifteen years since I immigrated to New York from Paraguay. With nine employees, the Salon is a growing business and an important gathering place [...]
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Health care: The hidden business killer
Soaring health insurance costs hurt small companies more than their big rivals. Here’s how smart entrepreneurs are coping with the crisis.
By Patricia B. Gray
January 28, 2009: 9:51 AM ET
(Fortune Small Business — Rich Gallo says he can’t afford to provide health insurance for his nine employees. For a long time [...]