Healthcare Reform and California Small Businesses
08.17.2010, Santa Cruz, CA
On August 17, Small Business Majority partnered with the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Cruz Downtown Association and the Small Business Development Center at Cabrillo College to bring the California Listening Tour to Santa Cruz. About 50 small business owners, employees and self-employed entrepreneurs came together to discuss the effects of national healthcare reform. Topics discussed included immediate impacts such as tax credits for employers who offer health insurance as well as provisions that will be rolled out over the coming years such as the state healthcare exchange, a new marketplace for employers to purchase private health coverage.
The event began with presentations from Small Business Majority’s California outreach manager, David Chase, and the New America Foundation’s senior research fellow, Dr. Micah Weinberg. Afterwards, the audience provided critical feedback for the panelists to share with our policymakers.
View slides from the panel presentations (PDF)