Most of the criticism of Obamacare by its right-of-center opponents has focused on its regulatory mandates, botched implementation and rising premiums for less-favored purchasers. Far less attention has been paid to how little the new health law accomplished in fulfilling its advocates' promises to boost the growth of small business and new entrepreneurial start-up firms.
Back in the summer of 2009, the Obama administration claimed the proposed health care legislation would allow small firms to choose among more plans to provide better coverage at lower costs. The new law also was supposed to assist individuals in finding and paying for insurance coverage if they decided to launch their own companies.
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