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Health Care Reform: 4 Ways to Find Health Insurance for Your Business

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Don’t offer health insurance to your employees. Under health care reform, you don’t have to offer health insurance to your employees. If you have fewer than 50 employees, you are not subject to the Play or Pay rules, so there is no penalty for not offering health insurance.

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How Health Care Reform Helps People and Small Businesses Pay for Coverage

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Buying health insurance can be a costly endeavor. But now, because of health care reform’s individual mandate, not buying coverage isn’t an option. Most Americans must have health insurance or face a tax penalty. Purchase coverage through a state or federal health insurance marketplace.

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Health Care Reform Play or Pay Delay: Why You Shouldn’t Wait

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10, 2014, the federal government announced yet another delay to the employer shared responsibility (“Play or Pay”) provisions of the Affordable Care Act. These businesses are still affected by a number of health care reform provisions, including notifying employees about state exchanges. 1, 2014, or pay a penalty.

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The PEO Industry in 2020 & Beyond: What The Next Decade Holds

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In 2014, legislation passed that authorized the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to develop a program for Certified Professional Employer Organizations (CPEOs). Managing insurance carrier relationships. Read more about why BCBS is a leading health insurance provider. ). million to 3.7

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

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2014), writ denied , 331 P.3d The Court indicated that because the Board had not cited any legal authority for its conclusion, much less identify a federal statute that exposed the insurance carrier to criminal prosecution, it would vacate the Board’s determination that the reimbursement would violate federal law. 3d 975 (N.M.

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Adjusted Community Rating and Its Role in Health Care Costs

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Factors used to calculate premium rates for small businesses changed on New Year’s Day 2014. Health status. Before the ACA, insurers in various states used age rating bands of up to 8:1 to spread premium costs over a range of age groups. 1, 2014, the age rating band can be no more than 3:1 anywhere in the country.