FREE SHOP Information Sessions, Chester and Lancaster Counties

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Small businesses in Chester and Lancaster counties have a special opportunity on January 7, 2015 to hear from an expert on health insurance options available to them and their employees through the federal health insurance marketplace. The sessions are scheduled for: 12:00 p.m. – Native American Studies Center 5:30 p.m. – Chester Downtown Development Association Catherine …

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Affordable Health Insurance

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Since its beginning in 2000, the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) has been the state’s leading business advocate for making health insurance more affordable.  During the 1990s, double digit increases in group health insurance premiums were recognized as unsustainable and had resulted in less than 40% of small businesses being able to …

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Is Obamacare turning the corner?

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The Washington Post By Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas, November 26, 2013 Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here. Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team, go to Wonkblog. A spin through HealthCare.Gov this …

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This chart is amazing news for our health cost problem

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The Washington PostBy Sarah Kliff, Published: November 20 at 3:55 pm This just might be my favorite chart about health care costs as of late. And it’s one that contains billions of dollars’ worth of good news! The chart, from the Council of Economic Advisers, shows the Congressional Budget Office constantly revising downward how much it thinks the …

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Health insurance industry targets Charleston’s hospitality workers during Obamacare launch

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October 9, 2013 By Corey Hutchins | Charleston City Paper Nick Johnson is a 33-year-old Folly Beach bartender who hasn’t had health insurance since he was 18. He also hasn’t seen the inside of a hospital or a doctor’s office for more than a decade, but two weeks ago he injured his left hand playing baseball …

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Insurance shoppers told to hang in there, study, choose wisely

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October 6, 2013 By Joey Holleman, The State COLUMBIA, SC — Now that details of the Health Insurance Marketplace plans available for South Carolinians have been revealed, experts worry about how people will deal with the complexity of the plans. They warn shoppers on healthcare.gov not to throw their arms up in confusion and just …

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Nation’s small business owners split on whether the government should shut down

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By J.D. Harrison, The Washington Post Published: September 27 | Updated: Monday, September 30, 6:00 AM Down to the final days of the nation’s current spending plan, with negotiations over a new one at a standstill, nearly half of small business owners are in favor of shutting the government down, according to a new poll. Researchers at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School …

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Health care changes chill businesses’ expansion plans

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September 1, 2013 By JEFF WILKINSON, The State jwilkinson@thestate.com  It’s the lunch rush at the Lizard’s Thicket restaurant on Garner’s Ferry Road and the wait staff is hauling out arm loads of Southern home cookin’ – salmon patties and mac and cheese, fried chicken and greens, country fried steak and mashed potatoes   and gravy.All …

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Fewer Than 50 Staffers? Your Four Main Obamacare Options

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EntrepreneurAugust 7, 2013 BY Dinah Wisenberg Brin Small businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees— or the equivalent — as defined by the U.S. Affordable Care Act may wonder what they should do to prepare for employee open enrollment on the new healthcare exchanges this October. If you’re among those with questions, watch this recent …

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Less Than 50 Staffers? Your Four Main Obamacare Options

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August 7, 2013 By Dinah Wisenberg Brin | Entrepreneur Small businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees — or the equivalent — as defined by the U.S. Affordable Care Act may wonder what they should do to prepare for employee open enrollment on the new healthcare exchanges this October. If you’re among those with questions, watch this recent …

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