FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/10/2019 Washington, D.C – A new national poll of 500 small- and medium-sized businesses shows health care costs are the biggest concern for employers and many have taken steps to lower those costs, at times by passing them on to employees through higher premiums or…
Announcing: Health Insurance Tele-Town Hall & ASBC Business Summit
Tele-Town Hall Invitation: Small Business Owners and Health Care Costs September 12th @ 2:30ET You are invited to join Public Private Strategies for a lively online discussion on Thursday, September 12 at 2:30pm ET/11:30am PT. We’re talking about new research, supported by the Commonwealth Fund, conducted into how health care costs…
Healthcare reform poll
If you are a small business owner, please follow this link to take a poll on healthcare reform. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VBRSSJ7
Opinion: Failure Would Cement ‘Victory for Small Business’
Morning Consult June 21, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr. Starting next year, for the first time, businesses will be allowed to give workers money specifically to purchase individual health insurance policies. This revised federal rule for tax-exempt health reimbursement arrangements was finalized last week. President Donald Trump called the changes a “monumental…
Opinion: May’s employment data is worse than we think
The Hill June 12, 2019 By Frank Knapp Jr., Opinion Contributor The recently released Department of Labor May report on employment revealed a shocking number: New jobs last month rose by only 75,000, dramatically below expectations. Even worse, the number of new jobs created in March and April were revised…
SC did not expand Medicaid under Obamacare, but cost and enrollment are growing anyway
Charleston Post and Courier February 10, 2019 By Jerrel Floyd South Carolina is one of 14 states that continues to turn down federal money to expand eligibility for the low-income Medicaid program. But an analysis by The Post and Courier found the statewide program has grown substantially in recent years…
We Just Saved One Business Owner $600 a Month In Health Insurance Premium for a Family of Three
How much can you save with a 5-Minute Call? With one call to the South Carolina Small Business Chamber preferred insurance broker, one of our members has just reduced their premiums by $600 a month on a 12-month United Healthcare plan with quality benefits! Premiums for health insurance for small…
Newsletter: Insurance, SCE&G, Offshore Drilling
Newsletter November 19, 2018 Health Insurance Savings with Good Benefits The open enrollment season runs until December 15th for the ACA Marketplace. So, encourage your employees to get their coverage and their federal subsidies. However, if you are 50 or older and don’t qualify for premium assistance, you know premiums…
SC finds itself among dwindling number of red states refusing Medicaid expansion
Post and Courier November 8, 2018 By Lauren Sausser Voters in three historically red states — Idaho, Nebraska and Utah — opted to expand eligibility for the low-income Medicaid program. This leaves fewer than 15 states, including South Carolina, that continue to refuse federal money made available under the Affordable Care Act…
Health Insurance Savings Averaging 70%
The Small Business Chambers’ preferred insurance broker, Insurance Advantage, is helping our supporters save on average 70% even with policies in the Insurance Marketplace. And if you don’t qualify for any premium assistance, Insurance Advantage could save you money with quality policies outside the ACA Marketplace. It’s what you don’t understand…