▼ Author Community Vote 96 days ago Reed Abelson Small Business Faces Sharp Rise in Costs of Health Care - — As Congress nears votes on legislation that would overhaul the health care system, many small businesses say they are facing the steepest rise in insurance premiums they have seen in recent years. — Insurance brokers … 176 days ago Reed Abelson For Health Insurers' Lobbyist, Good Will Is Tested - — For the insurance industry, long an opponent of health care reform, it was a striking change: with a new administration coming to Washington, insurers agreed to abandon some of their most controversial practices, like denying coverage …