July 26, 2013 By Alain Sherter | CBS News (MoneyWatch) As Republicans in Congress continue trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, perhaps the most serious charge leveled against the health care law is that it is a “job-killer.” Critics say the ACA requirement that companies provide employees with health insurance is deterring employers from […]
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Study By Brian Haile Senior Vice President for Health Policy Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. Key Findings States that do not expand Medicaid leave employers exposed to higher “shared responsibility” payments under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The associated costs to employers could total $876 million to $1.3 billion each year in the 22 states
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S.C. Senate Medical Affairs Affordable Care Act Subcommittee Prepared remarks Frank Knapp Jr. President & CEO, South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce ——————————————————————————————— Senators, I want to report a hijacking. Today we are told by Mr. Haislmaier (Heritage Foundation) that the issue of whether South Carolina should expand Medicaid as allowed under the Affordable
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Published on June 29, 2012 By Frank Knapp, Jr., President and CEO of South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce | The Hill I received a call from a gentleman, Ralph, this morning asking about my statement to the press yesterday regarding the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare. He wanted to know why I thought
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WACH Fox News June 28, 2012 COLUMBIA (WACH, AP) – The Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the individual insurance requirement of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act has South Carolina leaders torn. After the announcement of the highest court’s decision Thursday morning, state leaders began sharing their responses to the health care law. While some
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Charleston Regional Business Journal By Chuck Crumbo Published June 28, 2012 Major health insurance carriers operating in South Carolina took the Supreme Court’s ruling on the federal health care law in stride, saying they will press on with implementing the measure’s requirements and do what they can to give their customers peace of mind. Reaction
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Published: June 28, 2012 By Staff Reports — The Herald South Carolina political and business leaders released statements today after the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the President’s Health Care Law. Congressman Mick Mulvaney: “I am disappointed to see the Supreme Court has upheld the provisions of Obamacare. This is truly a sad
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Today marks an extraordinary day for American small businesses. The positive measures under the Affordable Care Act that began in 2010 will continue to benefit our small businesses, the engine of America’s economy. The new law has already helped hundreds of thousands of small businesses, many of which are based here in South Carolina, through
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Staff report Recently elected Republican and Democratic nominees for the 7th Congressional District — Gloria Tinubu and Tom Rice — were among those locally who offered their reactions to Thursday’s Supreme Court decision upholding President Obama’s health care law. Each won their party’s nomination in Tuesday’s runoffs: • “Instead of mandating coverage for millions of
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Rock Hill Herald June 15, 2012 By Jamie Self — jself@heraldonline.com U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney held a formal congressional hearing in Rock Hill on Thursday to hear small-business leaders’ stories about how government regulations and changes in health care impact them. As chairman of a House small-business subcommittee, Mulvaney, a first-term Republican from Indian Land
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