Download or read book Small Business and the Affordable Care Act written by Shane R. Lincoln and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contains several provisions to encourage employer-sponsored health coverage, particularly among small businesses. The provisions that most directly relate to small businesses are, an employer penalty for not providing health insurance; a tax credit to increase the affordability of health care for the smallest firms; and small business health insurance exchanges designed to increase plan options and lower plan costs. First, this book explains how employer-sponsored insurance can be used to address concerns about health insurance coverage and cost. It summarises the three ACA provisions most relevant to small businesses, listed above, and analyses these provisions for their potential effects on small businesses. The book then presents several approaches that could address some concerns associated with these provisions (particularly the employer penalty).
Download or read book Small Business and the Affordable Care Act written by Shane R. Lincoln and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contains several provisions to encourage employer-sponsored health coverage, particularly among small businesses. The provisions that most directly relate to small businesses are, an employer penalty for not providing health insurance; a tax credit to increase the affordability of health care for the smallest firms; and small business health insurance exchanges designed to increase plan options and lower plan costs. First, this book explains how employer-sponsored insurance can be used to address concerns about health insurance coverage and cost. It summarizes the three ACA provisions most relevant to small businesses, listed above, and analyzes these provisions for their potential effects on small businesses. The book then presents several approaches that could address some concerns associated with these provisions (particularly the employer penalty).
Download or read book The Affordable Care ACT and Small Business written by Congressional Research Congressional Research Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152) contains several provisions to encourage employer-sponsored health coverage, particularly among small businesses. The provisions that most directly relate to small businesses are (1) an employer penalty for not providing health insurance, (2) a tax credit to increase the affordability of health care for the smallest firms, and (3) small business health insurance exchanges designed to increase plan options and lower plan costs. Several events have altered the ACA's implementation since its enactment in 2010. Most notably, the Obama Administration delayed the implementation of the employer penalty and part of the small business health exchanges from 2014 to 2015 to allow more time for developing these provisions and allowing firms to come into compliance. Subsequently, the Administration suspended the penalty for employers with fewer than 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees for an additional year (until 2016). These delays have added to uncertainty over the potential effects of the ACA on small businesses. First, this report explains how employer-sponsored insurance can be used to address concerns about health insurance coverage and cost. Second, it summarizes the three ACA provisions most relevant to small businesses, listed above. Next, it analyzes these provisions for their potential effects on small businesses. Finally, this report presents several approaches that could address some concerns associated with these provisions (particularly the employer penalty). According to analysis of the most recent employer size and insurance coverage data, the ACA's employer penalty is structured so that it could exempt approximately 96.2% of employer firms simply because these firms would be too small and thus fall below the employer penalty threshold of 50 FTE employees. These exempt firms account for approximately 27.6% of all workers. After accounting for firms that already provide insurance, less than 1% of employer firms could be subject to the employer penalty. Although 72.4% of all employees work for firms that are large enough to be potentially subject to the penalty, only about 2.4% of employees work in firms that do not already offer health insurance. Less than 4% of small businesses that could have been eligible for the small business health care tax credit in 2010 actually claimed it. According to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), many business owners felt that (1) the credit was too small of an incentive to begin offering insurance; (2) even if these small employers offered health insurance, some employees declined coverage because they could not afford their share of the premium; and (3) the rules were too complex. President Obama has proposed simplifying and expanding the credit.
Download or read book The Affordable Care Act written by Tamara Thompson and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to increase health insurance quality and affordability, lower the uninsured rate by expanding insurance coverage, and reduce the costs of healthcare overall. Along with sweeping change came sweeping criticisms and issues. This book explores the pros and cons of the Affordable Care Act, and explains who benefits from the ACA. Readers will learn how the economy is affected by the ACA, and the impact of the ACA rollout.
Download or read book The Affordable Care Act Utah Small Businesses and the Citizens of the State written by Stacey Walton and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Small businesses employ fully half of the country's private-sector workforce, but only 40% of small businesses can afford to offer health insurance. This means a large number of people in this country are uninsured. Health insurance is expensive for small business owners; they pay more for premiums than larger businesses do. The Affordable Care Act offers several benefits to small business owners to help ease the cost of providing healthcare to their employees, yet many of these business owners are apprehensive about the Act. By conducting face-to- face interviews, researching scholarly articles and popular media, and attending meetings about healthcare, I have revealed a number of different attitudes members of the small business community have toward the Affordable Care Act. For the most part, my research reveals that small business owners embrace the idea of reform and want to offer health insurance to their employees. The escalating cost of health insurance is the largest barrier to small business's ability to offer healthcare benefits. Practices such as insurance pooling, wellness interventions, and limiting insurance company profits are three ways in which we, as a people, can bring down healthcare and health insurance costs."--author's abstract.
Download or read book The Health Care Law written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Good Business Sense written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across America, small businesses are the cornerstone of state and local economies. They employ millions of workers; create more than half of our private, non-farm gross domestic product; drive innovation; and contribute to our communities in large cities, suburban settings, and rural towns. Despite these strengths, small businesses often operate with thin profit margins and, partly as a result, are less likely than big business to be able to offer health coverage to their workers. To address this problem, Congress included in the Affordable Care Act a significant new tax credit for small business owners who provide their workers with health insurance. Under this new tax credit, businesses that have fewer than 25 full-time workers and average wages of less than $50,000 are now eligible to receive a tax credit of up to 35 percent of the cost of the health insurance that they provide for their workers. To qualify for the tax credit, small businesses must cover at least 50 percent of each employee's health insurance premiums. In 2014, the size of the credit will increase to cover up to 50 percent of the cost of health insurance provided to workers. To help these businesses and their workers prosper, the business community, the government, and the public will have to reach out together and make sure that the small business community learns about the new health care tax credit. As this analysis shows, millions of small business workers across America stand to benefit from the new small business health care tax credits in the Affordable Care Act.
Download or read book Self insurance and Health Benefits written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Health and Technology and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Affordable Care Act written by S. J. Olsen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Learn what small businesses need to know and what to tell their employees about the Health Insurance Marketplace"--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book The Affordable Care Act and Small Business written by Sean Lowry and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report explains how employer-sponsored insurance can be used to address concerns about health insurance coverage and cost. Then, it summarizes the three ACA provisions most relevant to small businesses. Also, it analyzes these provisions for their potential effects on small businesses. Last, this report presents several approaches that could address some concerns associated with these provisions (particularly the employer penalty).
Download or read book The Effects of the Health Law s Definitions of Full time Employee on Small Businesses written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Health and Technology and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Affordable Care ACT Versus Small Business Entrepreneurs Surviving ACA written by Dr Ivan J. Salaberrios and published by Pensiero Press. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is arguably one of the most beneficial legacies of former U.S. President Barrack Obama. However, the Act presented hardships within the healthcare setting, as well as within the business setting. This text responds to the questions raised concerning whether ACA's good intent increased its adaptability in the healthcare and business professions to help advance the lives of Americans. As demonstrated herein, the ACA impacts both large and small businesses in their detached and work-related levels. The pertinent question is whether the increasing push by the Trump administration to have ACA repealed and replaced emanates from the interpretation and understanding by business. Worth noting is that the sources researched during the writing of this book suggest proprietors prefer the traditional method of healthcare coverage. However, different members of the U.S. Congress oppose and support the Act. The support and opposition to ACA seem to be along party lines, considering that majority Republicans oppose the Act while most Democrats support the Act. Changes are underway to repeal and replace ACA. Researchers indicated the Act affects small for-profit and non-profit organizations alike. This writing reveals how ACA massively impacts healthcare financial management. For instance, meeting the expanding consumer healthcare demand necessitates an increased rate of emerging ideas for universal healthcare. On this basis, this book includes recommendations of various strategies to help improve ACA rather than repealing the Act.
Download or read book Undeniably the Best Guide to the Affordable Care Act for Business written by Rita Dozal and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-12 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 14th, 2014, President Obama announced that the Affordable Care Act is working based on the 4.2 million people who had registered for health care. It is estimated that over 6 million people registered by the March 31st deadline. Individuals may be signing up for healthcare, but is your business ready? Have you evaluated options for a healthcare plan that can help you grow your business? Are you ready to report on your implementation? Do you understand how to minimize impact to profit? TIMBERLINE Solutions Group has developed a reasoned and systematic approach for considering the implications of the ACA for your business and your employees. TIMBERLINE has translated and organized over 20,000 pages of the ACA rules and documentation into our easy-to-understand and easy-to-use guide. "The TIMBERLINE guide is uncomplicated and well-organized -- everything a CEO needs to make good business decisions regarding the ACA." Richard Callahan, Chairman Cable Partners Europe LLC Indius Broadband Partners LLC "I can't tell you how much I appreciated your guidance in responding to the ACA. You knew all the answers and that is why this book is exactly what businesses need. As a busy entrepreneur, your help saved me hours of research and phone time...time that I was able to use building my business." Marianne M. Ballantine, CEO BALLANTINEEnvironmental Resources The ACA is too complex for the average company to fully comprehend. Even though we are a small company and not subject to many of the requirements, I knew there might be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I engaged Timberline to help us and sure enough, they found that gold. With their help we will save a significant amount of money AND be able to provide better coverage for our employees. Avram Saunders President and CEO Lightening Eliminators
Download or read book The Affordable Care Act and Small Business written by Sean Lowry and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report explains how employer-sponsored insurance can be used to address concerns about health insurance coverage and cost. Then, it summarizes the three ACA provisions most relevant to small businesses. Also, it analyzes these provisions for their potential effects on small businesses. Last, this report presents several approaches that could address some concerns associated with these provisions (particularly the employer penalty).
Download or read book Implementation of the Affordable Care Act written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act : understanding small business concerns : hearing before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, first session, July 24, 2013.
Download or read book Health Reform What Small Businesses Need to Know Now written by Janemarie Mulvey and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerous delays in the new health reform laws implementation have left many small businesses confused about what they have to do and by when. This detailed guide deciphers and simplifies the requirements of the Affordable Care Act for small businesses. The next few years are critical for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. After numerous delays, many small businesses are scrambling to figure out what the law requires of them - but the answers to their questions are buried in thousands of pages of complicated regulations. The outcome of the 2014 mid-term elections and a Republican majority in Congress has added to the confusion. Now Janemarie Mulvey, PhD-a former economic advisor to Congress during the enactment of ACA and former chief economist for the Small Business Administration-is offering small businesses timely, unbiased information about the ensuing implications of the health-care reform law. In Health Reform: What Small Businesses Need to Know Now, Dr. Mulvey deciphers and simplifies the new law for small-business owners, their HR staff, health insurance brokers, and legal counsel by providing easy-to-understand explanations, checklists, and links to calculators and other useful resources. Since many of the law's penalties and premium subsidies are implemented through the tax code, this comprehensive guide also serves as an excellent resource for accountants. Find the answers you need to finally understand your new obligations under ACA, and learn how to craft the best strategy for moving your small business forward.
Download or read book Patient Protection and Affordable Care ACT written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Status of Federal and State Efforts to Establish Health Insurance Exchanges for Small Businesses
