Healthcare

On May 21, Small Business Majority submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force invitation for public comments to identify regulations that raise barriers to competition for small businesses. Our comments underscore how a broader lack of regulation and antitrust enforcement has made it more difficult for small businesses to compete on a level playing field.

On May 6, Small Business Majority and 20 state and national organizations representing small business interests sent a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, urging members to reject Medicaid cuts that would make it more difficult and costly for millions of small business owners and their employees to access affordable healthcare. The letter was sent ahead of the Committee’s reconciliation markup, where members will outline roughly $880 billion in spending cuts, including significant and harmful cuts to Medicaid.
 

On April 10, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson testified in support of  SB 25-198, legislation that would expand the Attorney General’s authority to review healthcare mergers and acquisitions and prohibit them unless certain criteria are met.

On March 28, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson sent a letter to the Colorado House in support of HB 25-1174. This legislation would establish reimbursement limits for prices paid to certain hospitals through the small group market, resulting in lower healthcare costs for small businesses in Colorado.

Today, Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash, submitted a letter of support for HB 2556, which would support entrepreneurs across the state by addressing unfair and abusive facility fees. Business owners are busy enough, which is why billing should be clear and transparent to save business owners time. This will allow business owners to get back to focusing on their business rather than spending hours figuring out their medical bills. 

On February 26, Alejandro Flores-Muñoz, owner of Combi Taco & Stokes Poke Catering, testified in support of HB25-1174. The legislation would reduce bills patients receive from big hospital systems and, in turn, supports small business owners who provide their employees with health insurance through the small group market.

On February 26, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson testified in support of  House Bill 25-1174, legislation that would establish reimbursement limits for prices paid to certain hospitals through the small group market, resulting in lower healthcare costs for small businesses in Colorado.

On February 18, Small Business Majority Hunter Nelson testified in support of  House Bill 25-1094, legislation that would require Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to be compensated only through a flat fee on each transaction.

On February 11, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson testified in support of House Bill 25-1088, legislation that would establish reimbursement rates for ambulance services that are out of network.

Small Business Majority offers a Memorandum of Support for the Fair Pricing Act S9705/A2140, which would provide needed relief to thousands of New York small business owners and employees and save up to $1.5 billion annually in healthcare spending in the state.