NFIB Lobbying for Healthcare Reform

Washington, DC, July 28, 2008--The National Federation of Independent Business has begun distributing on Capitol Hill "The Faces of the Healthcare Crisis: Small Business in America," a collection of stories that profiles struggles small business owners have with healthcare.

"This booklet puts a face to the people creating new jobs in this country, who are committed to growing their business, but are being crushed by skyrocketing healthcare costs," said Todd Stottlemyer, president and CEO of NFIB.

"This election season, millions of voters are looking for candidates who will address rising healthcare costs, and more than 43 percent of these voters are small business owners or employees. These small business voters are asking for solutions to this healthcare crisis, and they are asking with their vote."

NFIB is holding a series of town hall-style meetings called "Fix-It Forums" across the country as part of Solutions Start Here, the organization's national healthcare campaign.

"Our most significant challenge as a business is finding affordable healthcare," said Nevin Groce, who is featured in the booklet and owns L&G Industrial Products in Kentwood, Mich.

"Every year we are faced with double-digit increases, and every year we have to determine whether we have to reduce the benefit or pass along the cost somehow through our company. At this rate, it will be impossible for us to keep up with rising costs unless significant changes are made."