The SC Legislature gave Governor Mark Sanford a “parting” gift—a 50-cent increase in the state’s cigarette tax.Thanks for playing, Guv. Sanford has successfully fought the tax increase for years regardless of the purpose of the tax—even when it was to help make health insurance more affordable specifically for small business. (OK, he said he would […]
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In April 2010, Frank was invited to participate in two press conferences at the U.S. Capitol. He spoke about the benefits of the new health care law in a pressconference with SenatorsMary Landrieu (LA) and Debbie Stabenow (MI). In the other press conference he joined Senators Dick Durbin (IL), Jack Reed (RI) and Michael Bennet
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In April, Frank Knapp met with Congressmen John Spratt and James Clyburn in Washington, D.C. to present them each with a plaque on behalf of The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce, thanking them for their work in passing the historic health care reform bill. Their work on this legislation was invaluable. Joining Frank was
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THE S.C. SMALL BUSINESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5733 www.scsbc.org Yesterday’s historic vote in the U.S. House for health insurance reform sets the country on the path toward affordable health insurance for small businesses. The victory in the House and the expected successful vote in the U.S. Senate give
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By Robert Behre | The Post and Courier U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn was meeting Saturday afternoon with about 150 Lowcountry residents interested in health care reform when his Blackberry went off with some fresh news on the topic. Back in Washington, House members working on the bill had reached an agreement on how
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By Sue Berkowitz and Frank Knapp Jr., Spartanburg Herald Journal November 25, 2007 The S.C. General Assembly voted this year to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide coverage to children in families with incomes between 150 percent and 200 percent of poverty. With this increase from the previous income limit of
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Over 60% of the small businesses in the state can’t afford to offer health insurance to their employees. Up to 850,000 South Carolinians are uninsured. The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce continues to recognize the crisis in health care/insurance cost as a top priority. Affordable health care/insurance is essential to lower personnel costs to
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By Jonathan Maze, Charleston Post and Courier Published October 3, 2005 Small businesses may have trouble paying for our health insurance, but they certainly could afford a few doctor visits. That’s the theory behind a project being undertaken by the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association.
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Small Group Health Insurance Up to 70% of employers in South Carolina with 50 or fewer workers do not offer group health insurance. That’s over about 66,000 small businesses in this state that cannot afford to offer health insurance to their employees. 35% of employers in South Carolina with 51-100 workers do not offer group
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We want to hear how much your group health insurance premiums have increased. Can you even afford group health insurance? Send your information to us at sbchamber@scsbc.org. This information will be very important to us in our efforts to push for the Legislature to debate this issue. Our bills in the Senate (S.349) and House
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