Health Care, Small Business | featured news

It seemed like a good idea at the time. But a health insurance tax credit for small businesses, part of President Barack Obama's health care law that gets strong support in public opinion polls, has turned out to be a disappointment.

It's nearly impossible to qualify for ObamaCare's tax benefits.

U.S. small-business owners believe a U.S. economic recovery is unlikely to accelerate before the second half of 2011 amid worries about issues such as healthcare costs, according to a quarterly survey.

The results are in – and it should be good news to anyone more interested in improving America’s health care system than they are in fueling the GOP message machine.

President Barack Obama said Saturday that millions of Americans already are reaping benefits from the new health care law, including tax breaks for some small businesses and help for families with young adults.

President Barack Obama was to tout a tax credit for small businesses on Thursday in his second speech this week promoting his sweeping healthcare overhaul to a skeptical public.