Who Speaks for Small Business?
The National Federation of Independent Business claims to be "the Voice of Small Business," yet it works against the clear preference and interests of most small business owners when it comes to health insurance reform. NFIB brought this discrepancy to the forefront yesterday when its president held a joint press conference with the leading insurance [...]
NFIB Takes Important Choice Off the Table
While Small Businesses Lose Sleep Over Lack of Health Care Options, NFIB Takes Choice of a Public Plan Off the Table Joint press conference with AHIP points to NFIB’s core conflict of interest on health care – the fact that it markets health insurance to its members It was a defining moment on [...]
Leaders Wanted:Meeting This Weekend in Arlington Heights
Leadership Meeting - Please bring two or three new people! Our monthly planning meeting with Health Care for America Now will be this Saturday in Arlington Heights at St. John United Church of Christ. This is a very important meeting, as the small business delegation will plan its role in April 18th’s Call-to-Action (see below). [...]
Obama’s Summit Puts Health Reform on Center Stage
March 6, 2009 While the deepening recession cast a large shadow, health care reform was given top billing yesterday as President Obama hosted a health care summit with some 150 invited participants to discuss solutions for our national health care/insurance crisis (Reuters’ analysis of the event here). The event included representatives of a wide range [...]
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Main Street Alliance Front Page News
David Borris of Hel’s Catering in Northbrook profiled in Tribune! Front page of the business section! Rising costs prompting small businesses to drop health insurance benefits By Bruce Japsen ,Tribune Reporter David Borris, owner of Hel’s Kitchen Catering in Northbrook, has seen the cost of his company’s health insurance premiums [...]
Obama’s Summit Puts Health Reform on Center Stage
March 5, 2009 While the deepening recession cast a large shadow, health care reform was given top billing today as President Obama hosted a health care summit with some 150 invited participants to discuss solutions for our national health care/insurance crisis (Reuters’ analysis of the event here). The event included representatives of a wide range [...]