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Fox Asks About Health Care Reform and Freelancers

Fox Business news asks how the passage of the health care bill will affect freelancers. __Our founder and Executive Director Sara Horowitz explains that there are two critical changes all freelancers can be thankful for: an end to insurance companies keeping people with pre-existing conditions out of the system, and government subsidies for lower-income individuals. For higher-earning freelancers, however, we must still look for innovative ways to bring down costs and premiums, and one way to do that is to allow people to group and get insurance through nonprofits, churches, or other organizations. See the video.