I’m hosting a health care forum in the East Bay this coming Tuesday which is part of the Lincoln Club of Northern California’s educational series. “Health Care – What’s Next” will feature the talented Sally Pipes, President of the Pacific Research Institute and author of The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care – A Citizens Guide. About 50 local doctors, venture capitalists, and small business owners will participate in the dialogue and hear Pipes philosophy – one that focuses on the free market and competition options rather than the “public option”.
Fox and Hounds Daily readers who don’t subscribe to the Contra Costa Times will find their Q&A with Dr. Scott Atlas, a professor and chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center of interest. It is an enlightening, quick read that small business owners and citizens who are confused by the chatter will enjoy.
I’m also heading east late this month for the national conference for Women Impacting Public Policy. The bipartisan group is made up of women business owners across the country. They care deeply about the health care debate and how the public option of more mandates will impact their bottom line in business. WIPP offered me the chance to participate in health care and economic summits all in the same week in Washington, D.C. I’ll be reporting to Fox and Hounds readers from the health care “hub” of current influence – hopefully with optimistic news for small businesses. I always look at the glass as “half full” until it tips over.
As Congress takes on this overwhelming issue which could have a larger than wanted impact on business and individuals, I’m doing my part to increase the rational voice of small business leaders and hope to add some common sense reasoning to the debate.