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Health insurance tax 'scares the daylights' out of some small-business owners - The Washington Post
how do you survive a train wreck?
liberal ben cardin from maryland is worried about the 25% premium hikes his committed-to-obamacare state is about to experience
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/u...t-health-care-law-rollout.html?ref=robertpear
shaheen in hampshire sees employers cutting hours below 30
progressive harkin from iowa is "beyond upset" that the wellness and prevention programs are being treated like the caboose, in that the white house is putting em last for some up front money for education, outreach, salesmanship, propaganda
the biggie, bitches baucus, is the one year delay to the shop implementation, the "thriving, competitive exchanges" promised so heartily to small biz
USAToday: Feds delay small-business health care program
just another promise the presidential prevaricator couldn't find his way to keeping
79 senators killed the device tax in march
Senate votes to kill Obamacare-related tax - Washington Times
how can you work comprehensive reform when half the bill you had to pass to find out what's in it is void on arrival?
is this how lbj did the voting rights act, is this what social security legislation and implementation looked like in 1935?
the candidate covenanted, he'd cut costs $2500 per family
he'd bend the cost trajectory
mr cardin apparently thought he meant he'd bend it down
not schumer
Schumer Admits Health Insurance Premiums Have Increased "Because Of Obamacare" | RealClearPolitics
why did the chair of finance, obamacare author max baucus, call his creation a train wreck?
why did subcommittee on health care chair, jay rockefeller, uber lib, say it's "beyond comprehension?"
'Obamacare' creator Sen. Jay Rockefeller now says law 'beyond comprehension' - Washington Times
is it cuzza fox news?
why are baucus and rockefeller (and harkin) retiring?
why did harry reid see baucus' raise?
Reid: More funding needed to prevent ObamaCare from becoming 'train wreck' | TheHill
you're not gonna get that ante, mr leader, you really shouldn't have put yourself in a spot where you're reliant on republican enthusiasm to prevent a derailment
choo choo!
Many small-business owners worry that a new tax on insurance providers in the health-care law will mean higher premiums for them, undermining the law’s capacity to lower their health-care costs.
Starting next year, the federal government will charge a new fee on health insurance firms based on the plans they sell to individuals and companies, known as the fully insured market. Meanwhile, the provision exempts health-insurance plans that are set up and operated by businesses themselves (the self-insured market).
Revenue from the tax will help pay for the health care overhaul, which is expected to extend coverage to millions of uninsured or underinsured Americans.
However, because most large corporations self-insure their workforce, experts warn that insurance companies will pass the costs directly to small businesses. The vast majority purchase coverage in the fully insured market.
“Insurers have confirmed back to me that the tax will be passed down to consumers, and the direct impact will be staggering,” Ryan Thorn, owner of a small insurance planning firm near Salt Lake City, told lawmakers during a congressional hearing Thursday. “It disproportionately hits individuals and small-business owners, the people who have been hurt most by these challenging times.”
During his testimony, Thorn read letters from his small-business clients about the likely impact of the new health insurance tax. One wrote that the tax “scares the daylights out of us,” while another warned that it would likely “hasten the decision to move away from providing group coverage for our employees.”
The Department of Health and Human Services reports that among private businesses that offer health insurance, three of every four firms with between 100 and 500 employees purchase coverage in the fully insured market. The number jumped to 87 percent for firms with fewer than 100 workers.
On the other hand, 82 percent of large firms (500 or more employees) run their own health insurance programs.
Robert Zirkelback, a spokesman for America’s Health Insurance Plans, a trade group for insurance providers, acknowledged that small firms will likely “shoulder most of the burden” of the tax. Meanwhile, a new minimum coverage requirement for employers with 50 or more workers will be broader than what some of them already offer, he said, which could further increase their costs as they are forced to supplement their current plans.
The concerns from small business owners and insurance companies have prompted lawmakers to introduce bills that would repeal the health insurance tax — one from Sens. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and another from Reps. Charles W. Boustany Jr. (R-La.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah).
Health insurance tax 'scares the daylights' out of some small-business owners - The Washington Post
how do you survive a train wreck?
liberal ben cardin from maryland is worried about the 25% premium hikes his committed-to-obamacare state is about to experience
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/u...t-health-care-law-rollout.html?ref=robertpear
shaheen in hampshire sees employers cutting hours below 30
progressive harkin from iowa is "beyond upset" that the wellness and prevention programs are being treated like the caboose, in that the white house is putting em last for some up front money for education, outreach, salesmanship, propaganda
the biggie, bitches baucus, is the one year delay to the shop implementation, the "thriving, competitive exchanges" promised so heartily to small biz
USAToday: Feds delay small-business health care program
just another promise the presidential prevaricator couldn't find his way to keeping
79 senators killed the device tax in march
Senate votes to kill Obamacare-related tax - Washington Times
how can you work comprehensive reform when half the bill you had to pass to find out what's in it is void on arrival?
is this how lbj did the voting rights act, is this what social security legislation and implementation looked like in 1935?
the candidate covenanted, he'd cut costs $2500 per family
he'd bend the cost trajectory
mr cardin apparently thought he meant he'd bend it down
not schumer
Schumer Admits Health Insurance Premiums Have Increased "Because Of Obamacare" | RealClearPolitics
why did the chair of finance, obamacare author max baucus, call his creation a train wreck?
why did subcommittee on health care chair, jay rockefeller, uber lib, say it's "beyond comprehension?"
'Obamacare' creator Sen. Jay Rockefeller now says law 'beyond comprehension' - Washington Times
is it cuzza fox news?
why are baucus and rockefeller (and harkin) retiring?
why did harry reid see baucus' raise?
Reid: More funding needed to prevent ObamaCare from becoming 'train wreck' | TheHill
you're not gonna get that ante, mr leader, you really shouldn't have put yourself in a spot where you're reliant on republican enthusiasm to prevent a derailment
choo choo!
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