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Small Biz America, Health Care Update with John Arensmeyer, March 2, 2010

St. Louis Beacon, Local business and medical leaders react to health-care summit, March 2, 2010

San Diego Union Tribune, Businesses struggling with health insurance, February 28, 2010

New Tang Dynasty TV, John Arensmeyer, Small business owners hope summit will advance healthcare, February 25, 2010 (Chinese)

Alaska Business Monthly, Small Businesses Applaud Efforts to Move Forward at Healthcare Summit, February 25, 2010

USA Today, John Arensmeyer (Letter to the Editor), Increasing premiums show need for health care reform, February 24, 2010

Pennsylvania Business Journal, Small businesses await health care reform, February 15, 2010

Kaiser Health News, Today's OpEds: Republicans And Medicare, Small Business Health Costs And Changes To FEHBP, February 12, 2010

San Jose Mercury News, John Arensmeyer (Op-ed), Opinion: Small business can't afford not to have health care reform, February 11, 2010

Health Access Blog, Anthem Blue Cross is talk of the town.., February 11, 2010

Portfolio.com, Obama Plans For Small Business Face Challenges, January 28, 2010

San Francisco Business Times, Obama’s small business proposals get mixed reviews, January 28, 2010

Alaska Business Monthly, Small Businesses Still Need Healthcare Reform, January 21, 2010

Employee Benefit News, Overheard: Much ado for nothing?, January 21, 2010

MarketWatch, Will health reform help pry open U.S. job lock?, January 14, 2010

Prairie Fire, Sonny's Corner: Health care reform will be good for rural people, January 11, 2010

Steering Small Biz Left, January 9, 2010 (PDF)
Source: nationaljournal.com

National Journal, A Chorus Of Voices Speak For Small Business, January 8, 2010

Frost & Sullivan (blog), Implications of Health Care Reform for Small Business in the United States, January 2, 2010

New Hampshire Business Review, Canadian company sees hurdles in American health system, December 29, 2009

Reuters, FACTBOX: Business reacts to Senate passing health reform, December 24, 2009

The Michigan News, Senate Passes Historic Legislation to Reform Health Insurance to Save Lives, Save Money, and Save Jobs, December 24, 2009

Consumer Reports Health Blog, Health-care reform: Groups support Senate bill, but hope it gets better, December 22, 2009

Alaska Business Monthly, Manager’s Amendment Bolsters Senate Healthcare Reform Bill, December 21, 2009

White House (blog), Making a Good Bill Even Better, December 19, 2009

Marketplace, Health provision gives insurers a bonus, December 17, 2009

The Sacramento Bee, Insurance cost for small businesses could ride on Congress' action, December 15, 2009

American Booksellers Association, Senators, Small Business Majority Seek to Rally Support for Health Care Reform for Small Business, December 10, 2009

The Medical News, Small business owners unveil a package of amendments that will benefit small businesses, December 10, 2009

Alaska Business Monthly, Freshmen Senators’ Cost Containment Amendments Crucial to Small Businesses’ Survival, December 8, 2009

Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce, Health-care costs could be terminal for small business, November 24, 2009

KSDP 830 AM (Sand Point, AK), Press Release Says, Begich Supports Debating Health Reform; Cloture vote allows discussion, debate to occur on legislation, November 23, 2009

Youngstown Business Journal, Better Deficit Numbers, Business Backing Boost Health Insurance Reform, Ryan Says, November 23, 2009

St. Louis Beacon, Poison pill or just what the doctor ordered? Small businesses react to House health-care proposal, November 17, 2009

KCBS, Pelosi Pushes Health Care Reform, November 10, 2009

Smallbiz America Network, The Small Business Majority Goes to Washington with John Arensmeyer, November 10, 2009

NY Daily News, Small businesses fear getting crunched by health costs, November 9, 2009

Marketplace, Employers weigh in on health care bill, November 9, 2009

The New York Times, Medical Industry Grumbles, but It Stands to Gain, November 8, 2009

Times Union, Heavy health care burden, November 5, 2009

Crain's New York Business, Reforms Bonanza for Small Biz?, November 5, 2009 (subscription required)

New York Post, Study lauds health plans, November 5, 2009

Telluride Watch, My Stand as a Lobbyist, November 4, 2009

Las Vegas Sun, Their stories heard on the Hill: Small-business owners go to DC to testify for reform, November 4, 2009

Insurance & Financial Advisor (Baltimore, MD), Small business owners appeal to Capitol Hill, White House on health care, November 4, 2009

State Gazette (Dyersburg, TN), Halls merchant represents Tennessee small-business owners in Washington, November 4, 2009

Articlesbase, Saving on lousiana small business health insurance, November 3, 2009

NH Citizens Health Initiative, How Health Reform will affect Small Businesses in NH, November 3, 2009

MSN Money, Colorado small-business owners appeal to Congress for reform, November 3, 2009

The Hill (Letter to the Editor), John Arensmeyer, House healthcare legislation would help small businesses, November 2, 2009

U.S. PIRG, Washington, D.C.: 130 Small Business Owners on Capitol Hill, White House to Ask for Health Reform, November 2, 2009

Charleston Business Journal, Charleston small-business owner to speak in D.C. about health care, November 2, 2009

WHYY (Philadelphia), Could health reform relieve "job lock"?, November 2, 2009

Huffington Post, Congress: Stand with Small Business, Support Health Reform, November 1, 2009

National Journal, Taking Care of Business, October 31, 2009

KCHU Radio, Alaska, Terry Gardiner, Small Business Majority national policy director, and Alaska Sen. Mark Begigch talk about small business, healthcare reform and the public option, October 29, 2009 (MP3)

BusinessWeek, Obama Courts Small Business on Health Care, October 29, 2009

Kansas City Business Journal, Small businesses seek broad access to health exchanges, October 26, 2009

American Chronicle, Health Insurance Reform - This Week in Mythbusting, October 26, 2009

Philadelphia Daily News, Small biz & health care, October 22, 2009

The Times-Picayune, Health care decision hinges on effect on small businesses, Sen. Mary Landrieu says, October 20, 2009

Seacoastonline.com, NH survey backs health care reform; local business leaders have doubts, October 18, 2009

Slate, BizBox, Small Business and Health Care: Just the Facts, Ma'am, October 16, 2009

FOXBusiness.com, Top 3 Things Business Owners Want Fixed by Health-Care Reform, October 14, 2009

Los Angeles Times, CalPIRG says small business left in the cold on healthcare reforms, October 13, 2009

Anchorage Daily News, Status quo no option for small businesses, October 13, 2009

San Diego Union Tribune, Soaring medical costs strain small businesses, October 12, 2009

Top Stories News Orleans, N.O. in the News: Landrieu wants relief for small businesses, October 10, 2009

The Wall Street Journal, Health Costs Are Crushing Small Businesses, October 8, 2009

Bookselling This Week, Small Business Groups Aim to Make a Difference in Health Care Reform, October 8, 2009

Washington Business Journal, New Commerce office will assist entrepreneurs, October 5, 2009

Entrepreneur, Candid Talk From Both Sides of the Health-Care Issue, October, 2009


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