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(Opinion) Order Up: Restaurants Need Immediate Relief from Health Insurance Tax
Opinion piece re-posted from RealClearPolicy By Shannon Meade Restaurants create jobs and opportunities for communities of every size, economic makeup, and geographic location. Representing ten percent of the U.S. workforce, the restaurant industry plays a dynamic role in our economy. However, for… Read More
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Coalition Statement on Legislative Efforts to Repeal the Health Insurance Tax
For Immediate Release The Stop The HIT Coalition, which represents small business owners, their employees and the self-employed, issued the following statement in response to legislative action in both the House and Senate to repeal the Health Insurance Tax: “We thank… Read More
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(Opinion) Small Business Owners Deserve Unequivocal Support From Elected Officials
Opinion piece re-posted from The Newnan Times-Herald As we all know, Congress has been encumbered in partisanship all fall. It’s time it does the people’s work before the end of the year. Few issues are as wide-reaching as the Health Insurance… Read More
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Leading Small Business Organizations Urge Congress to Provide Immediate Relief from the Costly Health Insurance Tax
For Immediate Release On behalf of the nation’s 29 million small businesses, their employees and the self-employed, the Stop The HIT Coalition issued the following statement urging Congressional leaders to include relief from the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) in any… Read More
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Stop The HIT Coalition Statement on Health Extenders Package
For Immediate Release The Stop The HIT Coalition, which represents small business owners, their employees and the self-employed, issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the Permanent Relief for Seniors and Medicare, Medicaid, Human Services Extension Act of… Read More
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Independent Federal Actuaries: Health Insurance Tax Drives Up National Health Spending, Costs for Consumers
Washington, D.C.—New data from independent actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) found that “the pace of spending on health care nationally is rising in part because of an Affordable Care Act tax on insurers,” according to… Read More
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New Poll Shows Voters Across Party Lines Want Congress to Take Action on Health Care Affordability and Suspend the Health Insurance Tax
Washington, D.C. – As health care costs continue to rise, hardworking Americans, seniors and middle-class families are urging Congress to address health care affordability. A new national poll from Morning Consult finds that a majority of voters, including Democrats and… Read More
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Opinion: Hidden health insurance tax on small businesses needs to be suspended
Opinion piece reposted from The Daily Review BY DOUG MCLINKO Leaders in small towns and rural communities throughout Pennsylvania are always looking for ways to strengthen our economies, improve the quality of life for our constituents, and address the unexpected challenges… Read More
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Bipartisan House Coalition Urges Congressional Leadership To Suspend The Health Insurance Tax As Part Of “Must-Pass” Year End Legislation
Washington, D.C.—In a new letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a bipartisan coalition of over half of the House Freshman class, urged House leadership to include a delay of the “Health Insurance Tax [HIT]… Read More
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(Opinion) Congress should act to protect seniors from higher health costs
Opinion piece re-posted from The Hill BY REP. ANTHONY BRINDISI (D-N.Y.) AND FORMER REP. ALLYSON SCHWARTZ (D-PA.) Whether at town halls, in meetings, through letters or emails, the top concern we hear from hardworking Americans is that health care costs… Read More