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On October 29, 2009, Secretary Sebelius released a report demonstrating the many ways that small business owners and employees will benefit from health insurance reform. Premiums for employer-based health insurance have more than doubled since 2000, a rate three times faster than the growth of wages.
Small businesses are the engines of our economy. On Thursday, October 29, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius outlined the challenges facing small businesses and their employees.
On October 27, 2009, Secretary Sebelius released a report detailing the many ways that health insurance reform will improve access to quality care for rural Americans.
On October 23, 2009, Secretary Sebelius released a report discussing the hardship that women diagnosed with breast cancer face under the current health care system, and how that care will be improved with health reform legislation.
On Friday, October 17, in his weekly address, President Barack Obama praises the progress that has been made on health insurance reform, and speaks out against those who defend the status quo in order to score political points and protect their profits.
On Thursday, October 15, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius focused on the continued need for health care reform in her weekly address, stressing the long-term impact on states if an agreement on reform is not reached. The Secretary also identified the strengths and positive impact all five proposed bills will have on your health care.
On Friday, October 9, in his weekly address, President Barack Obama praised past and current political leaders from across the spectrum who have come forward to support reform. Doctors, nurses, hospitals, and drug companies continue to express their support.
On Monday, October 5, the President addressed a gathering of doctors from all 50 states who came to the White House to support health insurance reform.
On Friday, October 2, President Obama, in his weekly address, spoke of how the rising costs of health care are stifling America’s small businesses, and how reform will strengthen these businesses and the economy. Small businesses create roughly half of all new jobs, but they also pay up to 18 percent more for the very same insurance plans as larger businesses.
On Thursday, October 1, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius welcomed Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for a live video chat. The Secretary and the Senator sat down for a half hour at the White House to answer the questions that the Senator hears most frequently from Rhode Islanders.
On Thursday, October 1, Secretary Sebelius released a report on how health information technology can improve health care for Americans living in rural communities. |
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