July 01, 2009
Obama wants to give leverage to small businesses
The Associated PressPresident Barack Obama says his health care plan would benefit small businesses and people who are self-employed, by giving them more leverage against insurance companies.
He says this would be done through a health care exchange for employers who have too few workers to get a good health insurance package, and people who are self-employed.
Obama says they'd be able to look at the plans available and join with others in the same situation.
He says they would then become part of a "big pool" with the leverage to drive down costs.