On April 1st, President Biden changed the rules regarding premium assistance for health insurance policies through the Affordable Care Act. Teresa, who lives in South Carolina with her husband and children, already had their health insurance from the ACA health insurance marketplace and qualified for premium assistance. But when the…
Thousands more business owners, sole proprietors, and small business employees now qualify for Health Insurance Subsidies!
***Breaking News*** Most small business owners make too much money to qualify for a federal subsidy when buying an health insurance plan through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. The result has been premiums that were often unaffordable. The rules changed on March 11th!! The cap on income level for premium…
Health Insurance Marketplace Re-Opening for Uninsured and Underinsured
The Health Insurance Marketplace under the Affordable Care Act will have a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) from February 15 through May 15. President Biden issued an Executive Order on January 28, 2021, for the SEP. From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has affected…
This year, thousands more in SC opted for ACA health insurance
Post and Courier January 3, 2021 By Mary Katherine Wildeman Enrollments in health insurance plans offered through the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges in South Carolina this year returned to levels not seen since 2016, according to information from the federal government. The surge in sign-ups could be attributed to…
Opinion: It’s time to listen to our small businesses — and to save the Affordable Care Act
The State October 8, 2020 BY FRANK KNAPP JR. Twenty years ago the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce held eight forums across the state to hear what small business owners needed to help them thrive and grow. One issue that topped the list of problems was the cost…
House Passes Common Sense ACA Improvements
June 30, 2020 Yesterday the U.S. House passed common sense improvements to the 10-year old Affordable Care Act (ACA) that is responsible for 10 million American’s having affordable, quality health private health insurance and an additional 12.5 million obtaining coverage through expanded Medicaid. But the ACA is not perfect. It…
Overturning ‘Obamacare’ during a pandemic
(Also, read Jobless: Virus pandemic wins converts to Obamacare) Associated Press June 21, 2020 By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON The decade-old health care law that has divided Americans even as it expanded coverage and protected people with preexisting conditions is being put to yet another test. Amid a pandemic, President Donald…
OPINION Jobless: Virus pandemic wins converts to Obamacare
Hilton Head Island Packet May 28, 2020 By Frank Knapp Jr. The Coronavirus pandemic has had a silver lining. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is winning over old enemies, detractors and the indifferent. Not one Republican member of Congress voted for the ACA in 2010 and the GOP has been…
154,000 South Carolinians at Risk for Losing Health Insurance
Families USA released information today showing how how many South Carolinians in each congressional district could lose health insurance subsidies in the pending supreme court case (see the table below). The US Supreme Court will rule on King v. Burwell by the end of this month. According to the Families USA…
FREE SHOP Information Sessions, Chester and Lancaster Counties
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.…