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Welcome to the homepage of Small Business United for Health Care
BREAKING NEWS: THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009
Small Business United for Health Care releases new report
on New York small business owners’ experiences with health insurance and views on reform. The report, The Pulse of
Main Street New York, is based on a survey of over 200 small business owners from across the state.
Click here to download a copy of the report.
Click here to download charts from the report.
Small Business United for Health Care is a fast growing coalition of New York small business owners committed to winning health care that guarantees quality, affordable coverage for all in 2009.
We are a diverse coalition, representing over 300 small business owners from Brooklyn to Buffalo, and from Staten Island to Binghamton. Please browse our website to hear our members’ stories and visit our Action Center to find out how you can help make health care reform happen in 2009!
Our Principles:
Affordable Costs. It’s not right that small businesses pay more for less in health care. We need affordable, predictable costs we can plan and budget for. And we need to level the playing field so small businesses can compete with large corporations that currently can offer better benefits for less.
Guaranteed Coverage. All people living in the United States should have good health coverage, whether you run a small business or a Fortune 500 company. You shouldn’t have to give up your health care to start a new business or change jobs.
Shared Commitment. We can make health care work if everyone pitches in. As small business owners, we’re willing to contribute, but we can’t go it alone. It’s got to be a commitment shared with government and employees.
Real Choices. Everyone should have a choice between private and public health insurance plans. If you like what you’ve got, you should have the choice to keep it. For small businesses that don’t have real choices now, offer the choice of a public health insurance plan. This would give us some leverage, encourage competition among insurers to drive down costs, and provide a guaranteed backup.
Small Business United for Health Care is a member of the national Main Street Alliance and a project of Make the Road New York. For more information about Make the Road New York, visit www.maketheroadny.org.