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Healthcare Law Will Kill California Jobs, Business Group Says
California could lose more than 26,000 jobs as a result of a tax provision in the federal healthcare law, a small-business advocacy group said. A STUDY by the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation found that employment in the… Read More
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New NFIB Study Predicts Job Loss In Texas Under New Health Insurance Tax
Austin (March 28, 2013) -Texas may lose over 14,000 jobs as a result of a little known provision of the new healthcare law called the Health Insurance Tax (HIT). A study released today by the National Federation of Independent Business… Read More
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New NFIB Study Predicts Job Loss In Massachusetts Under New Health Insurance Tax
Massachusetts may lose over 1,000 jobs as a result of a little known provision of the new healthcare law called the Health Insurance Tax (HIT). A study released today by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Foundation showed… Read More
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Affordable Care Act Will Cost Texas Up To 14,000 Jobs, Survey Says
Total employment in Texas will drop by 7,751 to 14,135 by 2022 because of a new health insurance fee under the Affordable Care Act, according to a coalition of small business owners, their employees and the self-employed. The study, released… Read More
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NFIB Ups Its Job-Loss Projections From Obamacare
The National Federation of Independent Business this week said Ohio could lose 2,999 to 5,345 jobs by 2022 because of a fee the law will impose on insurance companies, an expense widely expected to be passed through to consumers as… Read More
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Rogers Small Business Owners Hold Roundtable Discussion on Efforts to Repeal the Health Insurance Tax
ROGERS, AR., March 29, 2013- Small business owners and advocates in Rogers met today to discuss efforts to repeal the costly Health Insurance Tax (HIT) that was included in the president’s health care plan, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care… Read More
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Report: Little-Known Tax Will Cost Fla. Jobs
TALLAHASSEE – In a recent report, the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation says Florida may lose more than 10,000 jobs by 2022 as a result of a provision in Obamacare that taxes insurance providers. The NFIB estimates that… Read More
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NFIB Predicts Job Loss In WV From Affordable Care Act Tax
The National Federation of Independent Businesses says the Mountain State could lose close to 2,000 jobs from a tax in the Affordable Care Act. The federation’s recent study predicts 1,095 to 1,902 jobs lost by 2022 because of increased costs… Read More
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Health-Care Reform Poses Dilemma For Some Small Businesses
The health insurance tax, which begins in 2014, will be levied on insurance companies, but they are expected to pass it through to businesses. Nationally, the tax is expected to cost businesses $8 billion, said Barbara Quandt, state director for… Read More
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A HIT We Can Avoid
As the owner of a small pension administration firm in Anchorage, I have had a front row seat for the economic turmoil of the last few years. From the scary and turbulent times of the recession to the cautiously optimistic… Read More