Press Release Subject: Offshore Drilling Along the Atlantic Coast announcement Date: March 15, 2015 Who: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Contact: Frank Knapp Jr., 803-252-5733, 803-600-6874 cell Today the Obama Administration announced that it has removed the Mid-and South Atlantic areas from its Draft Proposed Program Outer Continental…
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.…
Report: S.C. middle of the pack for business competitiveness
GSA Business July 11, 2013 Staff Report Published July 10, 2013 CNBC on Tuesday released its 2013 ranking of Top States for Business. South Carolina ranked No. 23, behind neighboring Georgia, No. 8, and North Carolina, No. 12. That’s up from a ranking of 32 for South Carolina in 2012.…
Rising seas clearly evident along SC coast
By Bruce Smith, Associated Press | Associated Press April 29, 2013 GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — Living in a coastal town or city with seawalls and docks on the waterfront, it can be difficult to notice the sea level rise by increments each year. But effects of higher sea level are…
ACTION ALERT!!
Expanding Medicaid Essential for Controlling Health Insurance Costs Contact Senate Finance Committee NOW!!! Today the South Carolina Finance Committee begins their budget debate. Whether our state should expand Medicaid to cover individuals with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level will be debated. It is critically important for…
ACTION ALERT!! Health Insurance Competition
Support REAL competition between insurance companiesContact Senators today Senate bill 145 will receive a public hearing in a subcommittee tomorrow morning. This bill would prohibit a health insurance company (usually the largest) from contractually forcing healthcare providers to charge other insurance companies more for the same services. These contract clauses…
Expanding Medicaid Essential for Controlling Health Insurance Costs
ACTION ALERT!! Call Your House Member NOW!!! Today the South Carolina House begins their budget debate. Whether our state should expand Medicaid to cover individuals with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level will be debated. It is critically important for our state to accept $11.2 billion through…
New AARP Survey Shows Support for Medicaid and Medicaid Expansion in South Carolina
(Columbia) A new AARP survey of 800 South Carolina residents 45+ shows that almost 70 percent feel that when compared to other government programs, Medicaid is very to extremely important. Moreover, 57 percent of 45 to 64 year-olds surveyed disagree with Gov. Nikki Haley’s refusal to accept federal funds to…
The ACA Toolbox for Health Reform: What State Health Leaders Aren’t Telling the General Assembly
February 5, 2013 by The Ruoff Group The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides health policymakers with a robust set of tools to accomplish important changes to both bring costs under control and improve our health and health care. The coverage expansion which ensures affordable access to this new, high performance…