whitehouse.gov - 7/25/2009
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS "Seal of the Executive Office of the President of the United States" THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF HEALTH CARE REFORM ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES Click here to download printable PDF
rasmussenreports.com - 7/29/2009
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rasmussenreports.com —
Americans are fairly evenly divided on the health
care reform proposals working their way through Congress, but...
most remain convinced that the plans will raise costs and hurt the quality of the care they receive. The latest Rasmussen Reports ...
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Just 23% Believe Health Care Costs Will Go Down if ...
redstate.com - 7/29/2009
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redstate.com —
Head’s up: there is a rumor circulating in
the House of Representatives that enough Blue Dogs have...
caved on health care for Nancy Pelosi to get the bill to the floor this week. The memo to Republicans assuring them there’d be no vote could have been a ...
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RedState: Is Healthcare Back On?
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A shift in focus
Political Animal —
... may be forced to eliminate health insurance altogether. "He wrote, simply: 'I am not looking for free health care, I would just like to get my premiums reduced enough to be able to afford it.' Day after day, I hear from people just like him." The president's pitch was straightforward, and a direct refutation of Republican complaints that reform will somehow hurt small businesses. Obama made it clear the opposite is true. In fact, the message this morning was released the same time as a new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers on the impact of reform on ...
White House Trying to Woo Small Businesses on Health Care Reform
Political Punch —
... of small businesses, they'll see their burdens absolutely lessened by the expansion of coverage," said Dr. Christina Romer, chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers and author of the report, in a conference call with reporters. "So they are absolutely going to be more competitive." She said reform would make small businesses “more able to compete with the big boys” and "able to compete fairly on a level playing field with big businesses to attract the best workers.” The report states that due to the current state of health care – with high broker fees, fixed ...
AP's Raum Accepts Deceptive CEA/Obama Claim About Small Biz Health Insurance Costs
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... The first statement comes from the Executive Summary of a study produced by the President's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) called "The Economic Effects of Health Care Reform on Small Businesses and Their Employees" that the administration is using to promote passage of its health care plan. Based on dated information in the detailed CEA studay, the statement appears to be true, though with overly clever "up to" wording. ...
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