Below is another opinion editorial of mine on the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act that ran in some online publications. But first an announcement. As I have talked about before, the S.C. Department of Insurance (DOI) has received several planning grants to prepare for implementing programs under the Affordable Care Act. The DOI […]
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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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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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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 Florida judge’s ruling Monday against the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is just one more step along the path to a final decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in a few years. Now two Federal Judges have deemed the individual mandate to be unconstitutional and two have not found it to be so. Of note
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President Obama received rousing applause Tuesday night in his State of the Union address when he called for bipartisan agreement on repealing one part of the Affordable Care Act: “We can start right now by correcting a flaw in the legislation that has placed an unnecessary bookkeeping burden on small businesses. “ All members of Congress stood up
A new Associated Press poll shows that only 26% of the public now supports a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Call your Representative today using this toll free number–866-922-4970–and urge a “no” vote on repeal today. The vote won’t be until tonight so you have time. See our Action Alert for more details.
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Action Alert!! Call 866-922-4970 Oppose $4 Billion Tax Increase on Small Business Small businesses across South Carolina are taking advantage of new tax credits for offering health insurance to their employees. The new healthcare law put aside $4 billion this year for this effort to make health insurance premiums more affordable for small business. But
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So what are you doing on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service? If you have the day off, hopefully you have plans for how you are going to donate your time to make a difference today. If you don’t, check out your local paper and see how you can get plugged in. Many
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