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The taxman cometh: ACA ushers in new fees and taxes that get passed on to employers
As key components of the federal Affordable Care Act take effect in 2014 that mandate coverage and benefit levels, employers and health insurers also face an array of new taxes and fees that will drive up costs. The estimated $775.2… Read More
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Health insurance tax faces challenge
The health insurance industry and business allies are stepping up their campaign to repeal another new Obamacare tax this fall – one that they argue will hit consumers smack in the health care part of their wallet. As Congress returns… Read More
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Bill Clinton calls for GOP to improve – not repeal – Obamacare
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Former President Bill Clinton urged opponents of President Barack Obama’s health care law to stop fighting it and work to improve the law in a highly anticipated speech that tried to remind Americans why the three-year-old… Read More
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Business Owners Say They Have Yet to Figure Out Health Care
At the last meeting of the She Owns It business group, we talked about how, if at all, the owners expect the Affordable Care Act to affect their businesses. Several group members – Alexandra Mayzler, Jessica Johnson, and Susan Parker… Read More
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Taking the HIT
It doesn’t matter where you live in Arkansas: One thing we all have in common is that in every Arkansas town, the fabric of our local communities and local economies rests on the back of small businesses. Unfortunately, the uncertainty… Read More
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As rates soar, small business owners pass along more health care costs to employees
Health insurance costs for small business owners have been rising for more than a decade, and some are concerned the health care law will drive their premiums higher at an even faster clip. Many appear to be coping by passing… Read More
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Burdens of Obamacare
Say you’re working your way through college, supplementing student loans with a part-time job managing inventory at Wegmans. You make a decent hourly wage, but your health-insurance benefits are key, saving you thousands per year in premium costs. Then, one… Read More
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Here Comes the Unaffordable Careless Act
The president certainly did not promote the Affordable Care Act by promising it would mean more part-time and fewer full-time jobs. Yet that is one of its unanticipated consequences. To read the entire article, click here.
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Health Care Reform Will HIT Small Businesses Hard
Since its introduction, we have been told that health care reform is the right step to ensure all Americans live healthier lives. By improving health care coverage, quality of life should improve and the increasing cost of health care should… Read More
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Obamacare’s many definitions of small business breed confusion, challenges
It is a question employers across the country are trying to answer as the government prepares to implement some of the most important provisions of the health-care reform law: “Does my company qualify as a small business under Obamacare?” The… Read More