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…
We Already Saved One Business Owner $509 a Month
Newsletter November 5, 2018 We Already Saved One Business Owner $509 a Month On Her Health Insurance Premium 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 quickly found out that she could…
Premiums for health insurance for small business owners and others over the age of 50 have gone up over 40% in the last 2 years! Help is here.
We at the South Carolina Small Business Chamber want to help you solve the problem of finding affordable health insurance with good benefits from a trusted insurance broker. We are recommending that you contact Insurance Advantage, a Columbia-based insurance broker that works statewide. Our office has watched Ben Green and…
Opinion: Debate raises concerns over offshore oil drilling, health care
Charleston Post and Courier October 22, 2018 BY FRANK KNAPP At the recent congressional candidate debate between Katie Arrington and Joe Cunningham, two issues were discussed that are of particular interest to my organization, the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. While the chamber does not endorse any political…
Labor Department rules expand AHPs, in further blow to Obamacare
MultiBriefs: Exclusive June 21, 2018 The Trump administration’s Department of Labor on June 19 issued a final rule that lets groups of small businesses offer Association Health Plans (AHPs), which are health insurance plans that sidestep some provisions of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. America’s Health Insurance Plans…
Trump proposal to revive small business health insurance plans calls old South Carolina battle to mind
Charleston Post and Courier January 6, 2018 By Mary Katherine Wildeman President Donald Trump came one step closer this week to seeing his plan to allow small businesses to more easily band together to buy health insurance for employees. While South Carolina’s top insurance regulator supports the president’s intention, history…