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Changes to insurance marketplace make affordable care more accessible

By / Healthcare, Press, Small Business /

Charleston City Paper November 17, 2021 by Skyler Baldwin Open enrollment for health insurance through the federal marketplace began Nov. 1, and a number of rule changes may help many who were previously ineligible for financial assistance get affordable health care through the American Rescue Plan. “The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the federal marketplace […]

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Millions more Americans quit their jobs, setting another record

By / Economy, Press, Small Business /

KOLD November 12, 2021 Watch video By Bud Foster TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – August set a record when 4.3 million American workers quit their jobs. And September 2021 set a record when 4.4 million American workers quit their jobs. As the country eases out of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy improves, it

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South Carolina Primary Health Care Association Receives Navigator Grant Award 

By / Healthcare, Press, Small Business /

  Media Advisory: Immediate Release November 8, 2021 –The South Carolina Primary Health Care Association (SCPHCA) received a Navigator Grant Award as a part of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) largest ever funding allocation to provide health insurance enrollment assistance to consumers in the 30 states with a federally facilitated marketplace. The

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Tomorrow’s webinar on making the federal Health Insurance Marketplace work for you

By / Healthcare, Small Business /

Small business owners will learn what money saving opportunities can be found on the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. If you tried in the past to get premium subsidies and were told that you make too much money, those days are gone. Click here to register for the webinar November 10, 5PM ET New rules remove

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SC businesses digesting Biden vaccine mandate for companies with more than 100 workers

By / Press, Regulations, Small Business /

Post and Courier November 8, 2021 By Jodi Shafto South Carolina employers of more than 100 workers taking a wait-and-see approach to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate are now considering how they will respond to the order that’s being challenged in court, weighing possible fines against the impact on an already tight labor force.

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Permanent Protection Against Offshore Drilling in the Atlantic Just a Couple Votes Away

By / Climate / Energy, Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

The Build Back Better Act (reconciliation bill) in Congress contains a permanent ban on offshore oil and gas leasing for the Atlantic, Pacific, and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. We are closer now than we have ever been to achieving permanent protections for our coasts and oceans. It’s crucial that members of Congress hear from you

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Small Business Owners and Employees Are Saving Money on Health Insuranc

By / Healthcare, Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

Just last week: Small business workers are happy their boss introduced them to zero-premium, quality individual health insurance rather than pay $150 a month on a group plan. Oh, and the Columbia-based small business owner with 15 employees saved a bundle also. How much could you be saving on health insurance for yourself and your

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Learn how you and your employees can be saving money on health insurance. Webinar November 10th, 5PM

By / Healthcare, Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

Webinar November 10th, 5PM Small business owners across the state and country are saving money on good health insurance because of new federal rules. These rules eliminated the income caps for premium assistance and increased the level of premium subsidies. The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring this webinar to explain what is

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Narrower SBA direct lending plan fails to appease banks, credit unions

By / Access to Capital, Press, Small Business /

“My gut reaction was that SBA has no business doing direct lending,” Nimi Natan, president and CEO of Gulf Coast Small Business Lending said. “Then I had a chance to reflect and I realized the SBA is trying to serve people we don’t get to.” American Banker November 2, 2021 By  John Reosti In a bid

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Letter: Good News for Small Businesses

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  November 4, 2021 Lexington County Chronicle Letter to the Editor, There is good news for small business owners and their employees.  November 1st started open enrollment for health insurance through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace with new rules on premium assistance. The old income limit to receive premium assistance has been changed so that

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