Below is my opinion editorial that ran in today’s The State.—————————————————————————————————— One year on, health law helping South Carolinians By SUE BERKOWITZ and FRANK KNAPP JR. Guest Columnists One year ago, we were warned that national health-care reform would impose new taxes, fees and mandates on small businesses, increasing their health-insurance costs. Under this financial […]
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All across the country this week small business groups will be celebrating the one year anniversary of national healthcare reform—The Affordable Care Act (ACA)—signed into law on March 23, 2010. Click here for the small business ACA facts and click here for a free webinar—Your Bottom Line: What healthcare Reform Means for Your Small Business.
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Free ACA Luncheon Roundtable for Small Business Owners! The Small Business Majority and The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) are co-sponsoring a luncheon roundtable for small businesses celebrating the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The luncheon will be held in Columbia at the Clarion Town House on Monday, March 21st from 12 noon
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Today the South Carolina House of Representatives begins debating the 2011-12 state budget. One important issue will be how to address Medicaid funding—reduce state funding and thus lose up to hundreds of millions in federal dollars or adopt a plan by the hospitals for them to pay extra into the Medicaid program to avoid the
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This week I had the opportunity to talk with David Black, South Carolina’s new Director of the Department of Insurance. First impression—he’s very tall. Second impression—congenial, intelligent, and well informed on issues in spite of only being on the job for a few weeks. Did I mention his height? Mr. Black made it clear that
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Yesterday the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that states would now be eligible for a new round of grants to help them regulate health insurance to stop excessive premium hikes. Almost $200 million is set aside for the effort that has already had $46 million given to states to help them
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In case you’re keeping score, it is now 3-2 for the good guys. Yesterday a third judge ruled that the Affordable Care Act is Constitutional. Thanks to our friends at the Small Business Majority for letting us know because neither the main stream media or the crazy right wing media is reporting on this. Now if
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The below editorial is from the Anderson (SC) Independent Mail—————————————————————————————-Anderson Independent MailFebruary 21, 2011 Health care options What will Republicans offer the American people if the party’s efforts to repeal health-care reform are successful? “Replacing ‘Obamacare’ is not something we can do overnight,” Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., told the Washington Post. “It may take some
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The South Carolina Small Business Chamber signed on to the following letter sent to two to the country’s largest tax preparer companies, H&R Block and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, encouraging them to educate their clients about the small business health insurance tax credits available starting in 2010. This is but one of the ways the
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Don’t miss your health insuance tax credits It’s tax time and if you have been providing health insurance for your employees, you need to learn more about the tax credits that you might be eligible for 2010. The Small Business Majority is holding a free webinar on this and other benefits of the new health
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