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Many CO Small Business Ailing, Due to Health Care Costs

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Monday, January 19, 2009   

Denver, CO – The growing cost of health care could force many of Colorado's small businesses to close, threatening 40 percent of the state's private-sector jobs, according to a new study. Colorado was one of a dozen states surveyed in the new study by the Colorado Progressive Coalition, called Taking the Pulse of Main Street: Small Businesses, Health Insurance and Priorities for Reform.

Françoise Mbabazi, the Coalition's health care organizing program coordinator, says the state risks losing businesses that are the economic engines of their communities.

"They can't afford to pay their rent, they cant afford to pay their insurance for themselves and for their families and for their employees. They’re ending up closing their businesses."

Even so, the state’s small business owners are willing to contribute, to make the health care system work, says Mbabazi.

"They’re hungry for change; they’re ready to pitch in on their fair share, to fix the health care mess."

More than 250 Colorado small business owners were surveyed, and poll results show they view health care reform as a major part of fixing the current state and national economic crisis.

For more information see the Colorado Progressive Coalition website: www.progressivecoalition.org





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