Thanks to Jeff Wilkinson, reporter for The State, for his front page story yesterday on the impact of Obamacare on businesses. As these now familiar pieces go you start with one business owner (usually as in this case a restaurateur with hundreds of employees) complaining about how the healthcare reform is forcing him to cut […]
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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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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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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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The Greenville News August 3, 2013 “I would strongly encourage the public not to get too excited about these numbers, because there’s actually good news coming in federal subsidies,” said Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber who supports the changes to how customers buy health insurance. Health law to hit
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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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The announcement yesterday that businesses with 50 or more employees would have an extra year to comply with the Obamacare requirement that they either provide health insurance or pay a penalty was greeted with glee by the National Federation of Independent Business. “This is simply the latest evidence that implementation of this terrible law is
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Columbia Regional Business ReportBy Bill Poovey bpoovey@scbiznews.comPublished June 25, 2013 More than 119,000 South Carolina consumers whose health insurers failed to spend enough premium dollars on patient care are due to get rebates totaling $6.2 million from the insurers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the rebate checks average about $70
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has strongly advocated that states not expand their Medicaid programs as allowed under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). This wasn’t a business decision by the organization because expanding Medicaid will benefit small businesses as I have pointed out in opinion editorials (here, here and here). Instead it was
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as “Obamacare.” It could mean exposing businesses to Internal Revenue Service penalties and leaving low-income citizens unable to afford coverage
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