On Thursday May 9 2013, at 10:00 A.M., the Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology held a hearing titled, The Health Insurance Fee: Impact on Small Businesses. The hearing was held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing was to provide an opportunity to examine the economic effects of the fee on small businesses.

Opening Statement:

Chairman Chris Collins (R-NY)

Witnesses and Testimony

Mr. William Dennis, Jr. Senior Research Fellow, NFIB Foundation, Washington, DC

• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

Mr. Ryan P. Thorn, Ryan P. Thorn Insurance Planning, South Jordan, UT

• Testifying on behalf of the National Association of Health Underwriters
• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

Mr. Paul N. Van de Water, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC 

• Witness Testimony
• Witness Dislcosure

Mr. Dean Norton, President, New York Farm Bureau, Elba, NY

• Testifying on behalf of the New York Farm Bureau    
• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

Additional Items:

Hearing Notice

Witness List

Hearing Memo

Hearing Video

Press Release