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Testimony to Congress

Many friends of Small-Business Health Plans have stepped forward to tell Congress how important SBHPs are as America tries to conquer its growing health-care crisis. Below is a selection of testimony to Congress related to SBHPs from the past several years.
April 4, 2006: Sen. Charles Grassley's Opening Statement to the Finance Committee (56 KB, PDF)
The Senate Finance Committee held an April hearing on health-insurance coverage among small businesses. This opening statement from Sen. Grassley lays out the problem many small businesses face.
April 4, 2006: ABC Testifies to the Senate Finance Committee (30 KB, PDF)
"Health-Care Coverage for Small Businesses: Challenges and Opportunities." Joseph E. Rossmann, vice president of Fringe Benefits with the Associated Builders and Contractors, shared the perspective of the Small-Business Health Plan Coalition with the Senate Finance Committee.
April 21, 2005: Statement of Mitchell Blake, Owner of Ward & Blake Architects in Jackson, Wyo., and NFIB Member
Blake testified at the Senate Comittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on small business and health insurance.
March 2, 2005: Statement of W. Thomas Haynes, Executive Director, The Coca-Cola Bottlers' Association, On Behalf of The Association Healthcare Coalition (115 KB, PDF)
House Committee on Small Business
"Prescriptions for Health-Care Solutions"
The CCBA and TAHC strongly support H.R. 525, the Small Business Health Fairness Act, which would strengthen and expand the ability of bona fide associations to deliver affordable health-care benefits to small businesses through the sponsorship of Association Health Plans (AHPs).
March 13, 2003: Statement of Phyllis Burlage, NFIB member and Maryland small-business owner (62 KB, PDF)
The House Employer-Employee Relations Subcommittee held a hearing regarding Association Health Plans and the health-care insurance crisis. NFIB member and Maryland small-business owner Phyllis Burlage told the subcommittee that huge insurance monopolies that have recently reported record profits should be subject to more free-market competition through AHPs.
March 13, 2003: Statement of Phyllis Burlage, NFIB member and Maryland small-business owner (123 KB, PDF)
The House Employer-Employee Relations Subcommittee held a hearing regarding Association Health Plans and the health-care insurance crisis. The Association Healthcare Coalition (TAHC) submitted the attached statement regarding AHPs to the subcommittee for consideration.
March 5, 2003: Statement of Rep. Donald Manzullo, (Ill.-Dist. 16), Chair of the House Small Business Committee (55 KB, PDF)
The House Committee on Small Business held a hearing on "Small-Business Access and Alternatives to Health Care." Manzullo, chair of the House Small Business Committee, opened the hearing with the following remarks.
March 5, 2003: Statement of Rep. Nydia Velazquez, (N.Y.-Dist. 12), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee (58 KB, PDF)
The House Committee on Small Business held a hearing on "Small-Business Access and Alternatives to Health Care." Velazquez, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, opened the hearing with the following remarks.
March 5, 2003: Statement of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao (76 KB, PDF)
The House Committee on Small Business held a hearing on "Small-Business Access and Alternatives to Health Care." Chao voiced the administration's support for AHPs.
March 5, 2003: Statement of SBA Administrator Hector Barreto (63 KB, PDF)
The House Committee on Small Business held a hearing on "Small-Business Access and Alternatives to Health Care." Barreto voiced the administration's support for AHPs.
March 5, 2003: Statement of NFIB Member and Illinois Small-Business Owner Skip Trotter (74 KB, PDF)
The House Committee on Small Business held a hearing on "Small-Business Access and Alternatives to Health Care." NFIB member and Illinois small-business owner Skip Trotter told the committee that Congress should address the problem of skyrocketing health-insurance costs by passing AHP legislation.
Feb. 5, 2003: Statement of Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe (67 KB, PDF)
The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a hearing on "The Small-Business Health-Care Crisis: Possible Solutions." Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, opened the hearing with the following remarks regarding Association Health Plans.
Feb. 5, 2003: The Association Healthcare Coalition (TAHC) Statement (108 KB, PDF)
The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a hearing on "The Small-Business Health-Care Crisis: Possible Solutions." The Association Healthcare Coalition (TAHC) submitted the following statement regarding Association Health Plans to the committee for consideration.
Feb. 5, 2003: Testimony of NFIB President Jack Faris (25 KB, PDF)
The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a hearing on "The Small-Business Health-Care Crisis: Possible Solutions."
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) President Jack Faris and Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) President Terry Neese both testified, saying that AHPs would give small businesses greater purchasing power in the health-care marketplace.
Feb. 5, 2003: Testimony of WIPP President Terry Neese (19 KB, PDF)
The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a hearing on "The Small-Business Health-Care Crisis: Possible Solutions."
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) President Jack Faris and Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) President Terry Neese both testified, saying that AHPs would give small businesses greater purchasing power in the health-care marketplace.
Feb. 5, 2003: Testimony of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao
The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a hearing on "The Small-Business Health-Care Crisis: Possible Solutions." Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and SBA Administrator Hector Barreto both mentioned President Bush's support for AHPs in their testimony, as well as the urgent need for health-care costs and access relief for small businesses.
Feb. 5, 2003: Testimony of SBA Administrator Hector Barreto
The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a hearing on "The Small-Business Health-Care Crisis: Possible Solutions." Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and SBA Administrator Hector Barreto both mentioned President Bush's support for AHPs in their testimony, as well as the urgent need for health-care costs and access relief for small businesses.
Feb. 5, 2003: Testimony
The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a hearing on "The Small-Business Health-Care Crisis: Possible Solutions." All testimony from the hearing is on the committee Web site.
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