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Healthcare Reform’s Impact on Business
06.16.10
Jeff Brockette, CEO of Texas Retina asks:
As employer of more than 100 people, what impact is the healthcare reform legislation likely to have on my business in the near term?
The law phases in over several years. Factors such as employee age, gender, and compensation, among others, will be important in answering this question. The impact on some employers could be minor while in most cases the impact will be significant ...
posted by Rachel Meador on 06.16.10 • comments (0) • Employee Benefits
IRS Website publishes information on the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
04.19.10
Health coverage legislation enacted this year includes a Small Business Health Care Tax Credit to help small businesses and small tax-exempt organizations afford the cost of covering their workers. Below is a link to the IRS website with more information on eligibility, the amount of the credit, steps for employers to qualify and frequently asked questions.
-Kevin Pailet, Prescott Pailet Benefits LP
posted by Rachel Meador on 04.19.10 • comments (0) • Employee Benefits
The Cost of Health Insurance and the Answer NO ONE Has
02.26.10
By Stuart Prescott
There are immediate and controllable things we can all do to impact our health care and health insurance system. Included are Consumerism, learning the best use of our medical insurance benefits, use of generic drugs, inquiring about and comparing price of services. Real tort reform, preventing defensive medicine, eliminating fraud and the overuse of imaging and lab facilities for extra profit would be huge contributors to reducing extraneous costs in our system. These ...
posted by Rachel Meador on 02.26.10 • comments (0) • Employee Benefits