August 15, 2013. Hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Small Business Majority. This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
Affordable Care Act 101: What the Healthcare Law Means for Small BusinessSmall Business Majority
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This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
On Thursday July 19th, 2012, the Taylor-Wilks Group held a free Health Care Symposium to provide resources and answer questions regarding the Affordable Care Act. This is some content from the event.
Guidelines for the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange and our Federal Exchange are still up in the air. What do these various funding, administration, and oversight issues mean for employers and how will plan pricing, availability, and benefits be addressed? This presentation is designed for the Colorado business leader who needs to understand the current state of the exchanges. In this session, we’ll go over the very latest developments and how they could impact local businesses, discuss how you can create a proactive multi-year benefits strategy, and introduce resources to help you stay on top of this constantly changing landscape.
Affordable Care Act 101: What the Healthcare Law Means for Small BusinessSmall Business Majority
August 8, 2013. Hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Small Business Majority. This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
On Thursday July 19th, 2012, the Taylor-Wilks Group held a free Health Care Symposium to provide resources and answer questions regarding the Affordable Care Act. This is some content from the event.
Guidelines for the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange and our Federal Exchange are still up in the air. What do these various funding, administration, and oversight issues mean for employers and how will plan pricing, availability, and benefits be addressed? This presentation is designed for the Colorado business leader who needs to understand the current state of the exchanges. In this session, we’ll go over the very latest developments and how they could impact local businesses, discuss how you can create a proactive multi-year benefits strategy, and introduce resources to help you stay on top of this constantly changing landscape.
Hosted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Small Business Majority. This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for Alabama small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
How can you smooth the healthcare reform transition? Learn about the mandates currently in place, the mandates that are coming in the near future, what employers need to do, and what employees need to do. Participants can also ask specific questions about how healthcare reform may impact their organization.
Hosted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Small Business Majority. This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for Kentucky small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
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Your Bottom Line: What the Affordable Care Act Means For Your Nebraska Small ...Small Business Majority
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Navigating Health Insurance in the Health Care Reform Era lkennon
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McKonly & Asbury Webinar - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActMcKonly & Asbury, LLP
We continued our Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence! Fall Webinar Series with a webinar focusing on the impact of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and next steps for employees, hosted by Suzanne Sentman (Human Resource Director with McKonly & Asbury) with featured guest Kent Evans (Vice President / Human Capital Consultant with Willis of Delaware, Inc).
Check out our Upcoming Events page for news and updates on our future seminars and webinars at http://www.macpas.com/events/.
View a full recap of this webinar at http://www.macpas.com/register-today-for-mckonly-asburys-free-the-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-webinar/.
EBN Feb 2016 The ABCs of Employee BenefitsDaniel Michels
Employee Benefit News' article "The ABCs of employee benefits" by Ed Bray, JD, published in the February 2016 edition of EBN. Source: http://www.benefitnews.com/
Health Care Reform Strategies for Small Employers:
• Health Care Tax Credits and Penalties
• The Recently Delayed Pay or Play Mandate
• Health Insurance Exchanges
• SHOPs
• Other Cost-Savings Opportunities
• Strategic Decision Making for Large and Small Employers
• And more!
Health Care Reform - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) UpdatesCBIZ, Inc.
One of the components of the Affordable Care Act is the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). The SHOP is the marketplace, sometimes referred to as “exchange”, specific to small employers.
An open enrollment checklist, created by eHealthInsurance, to help employees find the best personal health insurance solution for the 2012 benefit year - via http://www.eHealthInsurance.com
Need help understanding your health insurance options?
Don't know what to do during open enrollment?
Want to help your employees with their healthcare costs but don't know how?
We got you.
Open Enrollment 101 will teach you everything you need to know about open enrollment, how to evaluate your plan options, and how employers can help their employees out with their healthcare costs.
When a company considers offering an HRA, they want to be sure their employees will find it valuable.
In this first session in a three-part webinar series, we’ll show exactly what the HRA experience is like for an employee. We’ll walk through:
The basics of how an HRA works
How your employee can buy health insurance
What they need to do when they go to the doctor or have another expense
How they’ll submit expenses for reimbursement
How your employee will receive reimbursement
Which expenses are eligible
How an expense is approved
How the allowance works, including rollover, recommended amounts, and more
Hosted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Small Business Majority. This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for Alabama small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
How can you smooth the healthcare reform transition? Learn about the mandates currently in place, the mandates that are coming in the near future, what employers need to do, and what employees need to do. Participants can also ask specific questions about how healthcare reform may impact their organization.
Hosted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Small Business Majority. This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for Kentucky small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
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Hosted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Small Business Majority. This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for Georgia small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
Your Bottom Line: What the Affordable Care Act Means For Your Nebraska Small ...Small Business Majority
Hosted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Small Business Majority. This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for Nebraska small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
Navigating Health Insurance in the Health Care Reform Era lkennon
A presentation for large employers, small employers and individuals without employer-based insurance. The slides present the current state of health insurance for each group and the impending changes of Health Care Reform and their potential effects.
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We continued our Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence! Fall Webinar Series with a webinar focusing on the impact of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and next steps for employees, hosted by Suzanne Sentman (Human Resource Director with McKonly & Asbury) with featured guest Kent Evans (Vice President / Human Capital Consultant with Willis of Delaware, Inc).
Check out our Upcoming Events page for news and updates on our future seminars and webinars at http://www.macpas.com/events/.
View a full recap of this webinar at http://www.macpas.com/register-today-for-mckonly-asburys-free-the-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-webinar/.
EBN Feb 2016 The ABCs of Employee BenefitsDaniel Michels
Employee Benefit News' article "The ABCs of employee benefits" by Ed Bray, JD, published in the February 2016 edition of EBN. Source: http://www.benefitnews.com/
Health Care Reform Strategies for Small Employers:
• Health Care Tax Credits and Penalties
• The Recently Delayed Pay or Play Mandate
• Health Insurance Exchanges
• SHOPs
• Other Cost-Savings Opportunities
• Strategic Decision Making for Large and Small Employers
• And more!
Health Care Reform - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) UpdatesCBIZ, Inc.
One of the components of the Affordable Care Act is the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). The SHOP is the marketplace, sometimes referred to as “exchange”, specific to small employers.
An open enrollment checklist, created by eHealthInsurance, to help employees find the best personal health insurance solution for the 2012 benefit year - via http://www.eHealthInsurance.com
Need help understanding your health insurance options?
Don't know what to do during open enrollment?
Want to help your employees with their healthcare costs but don't know how?
We got you.
Open Enrollment 101 will teach you everything you need to know about open enrollment, how to evaluate your plan options, and how employers can help their employees out with their healthcare costs.
When a company considers offering an HRA, they want to be sure their employees will find it valuable.
In this first session in a three-part webinar series, we’ll show exactly what the HRA experience is like for an employee. We’ll walk through:
The basics of how an HRA works
How your employee can buy health insurance
What they need to do when they go to the doctor or have another expense
How they’ll submit expenses for reimbursement
How your employee will receive reimbursement
Which expenses are eligible
How an expense is approved
How the allowance works, including rollover, recommended amounts, and more
Five years have passed since the Affordable Care Act was enacted, and we’re well into the second year of full implementation. In this set of slides, Commonwealth Fund president, David Blumenthal, reviews what's happened so far, and what's next.
The SBA spoke at the WDCEP's Entrepreneur Road Map's Business Insurance seminar held at Venable (7/16/14). The topic of the presentation was focused on the Affordable Care Act.
For businesses with 50 employees or less. There is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about what the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is and how it will affect your business and employees. It is important to learn how it relates to you, your employees and your business. There are many moving parts and there are changes ahead. Our blog series and webinars will describe what the Affordable Care Act is "in plain English" and keep you up to date on the latest information.
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Hosted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Small Business Majority. This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for Mississippi small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
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Hosted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Small Business Majority. This webinar focused on what the new healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for Tennessee small businesses. It focused on both federal and state provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them.
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HEALTH CARE REFORM 2010: Top Ten Things Every Employer Should Know about the 2010 health care laws: The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act and the Health Care
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The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, partnering with the Arkansas Health Connector is offering free 2 hour training seminars across the state on the Affordable Care Act for Small Businesses.
As a small business owner, learn what you need to know to successfully Navigate the Affordable Care Act at any of these free, 2 hour workshops. The seminars are free but must re-register. Additional information and registration process in the flyer
Presentation on the Patient Protection Affordable Health Care Act given to Independent NAPA Auto Care Center Owners at the Detroit Area Conference on September 14, 2013 by Gary Wheeler
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As an HR professional, always busy with a hundred other people priorities at your company, it is hard to keep up with the ever-changing laws in the health insurance industry, and specifically, the ACA. With the law predicted to head to the Supreme Court soon for the third review of its fundamental constitutionality, receiving real-time updates becomes even more important. See what has changed in the ACA, looking at where it started to where it is now in this webinar!
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The European Unemployment Puzzle: implications from population agingGRAPE
We study the link between the evolving age structure of the working population and unemployment. We build a large new Keynesian OLG model with a realistic age structure, labor market frictions, sticky prices, and aggregate shocks. Once calibrated to the European economy, we quantify the extent to which demographic changes over the last three decades have contributed to the decline of the unemployment rate. Our findings yield important implications for the future evolution of unemployment given the anticipated further aging of the working population in Europe. We also quantify the implications for optimal monetary policy: lowering inflation volatility becomes less costly in terms of GDP and unemployment volatility, which hints that optimal monetary policy may be more hawkish in an aging society. Finally, our results also propose a partial reversal of the European-US unemployment puzzle due to the fact that the share of young workers is expected to remain robust in the US.
Even tho Pi network is not listed on any exchange yet.
Buying/Selling or investing in pi network coins is highly possible through the help of vendors. You can buy from vendors[ buy directly from the pi network miners and resell it]. I will leave the telegram contact of my personal vendor.
@Pi_vendor_247
What price will pi network be listed on exchangesDOT TECH
The rate at which pi will be listed is practically unknown. But due to speculations surrounding it the predicted rate is tends to be from 30$ — 50$.
So if you are interested in selling your pi network coins at a high rate tho. Or you can't wait till the mainnet launch in 2026. You can easily trade your pi coins with a merchant.
A merchant is someone who buys pi coins from miners and resell them to Investors looking forward to hold massive quantities till mainnet launch.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi vendor to trade with.
@Pi_vendor_247
how can I sell pi coins after successfully completing KYCDOT TECH
Pi coins is not launched yet in any exchange 💱 this means it's not swappable, the current pi displaying on coin market cap is the iou version of pi. And you can learn all about that on my previous post.
RIGHT NOW THE ONLY WAY you can sell pi coins is through verified pi merchants. A pi merchant is someone who buys pi coins and resell them to exchanges and crypto whales. Looking forward to hold massive quantities of pi coins before the mainnet launch.
This is because pi network is not doing any pre-sale or ico offerings, the only way to get my coins is from buying from miners. So a merchant facilitates the transactions between the miners and these exchanges holding pi.
I and my friends has sold more than 6000 pi coins successfully with this method. I will be happy to share the contact of my personal pi merchant. The one i trade with, if you have your own merchant you can trade with them. For those who are new.
Message: @Pi_vendor_247 on telegram.
I wouldn't advise you selling all percentage of the pi coins. Leave at least a before so its a win win during open mainnet. Have a nice day pioneers ♥️
#kyc #mainnet #picoins #pi #sellpi #piwallet
#pinetwork
how can i use my minded pi coins I need some funds.DOT TECH
If you are interested in selling your pi coins, i have a verified pi merchant, who buys pi coins and resell them to exchanges looking forward to hold till mainnet launch.
Because the core team has announced that pi network will not be doing any pre-sale. The only way exchanges like huobi, bitmart and hotbit can get pi is by buying from miners.
Now a merchant stands in between these exchanges and the miners. As a link to make transactions smooth. Because right now in the enclosed mainnet you can't sell pi coins your self. You need the help of a merchant,
i will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant below. 👇 I and my friends has traded more than 3000pi coins with him successfully.
@Pi_vendor_247
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how to sell pi coins in South Korea profitably.DOT TECH
Yes. You can sell your pi network coins in South Korea or any other country, by finding a verified pi merchant
What is a verified pi merchant?
Since pi network is not launched yet on any exchange, the only way you can sell pi coins is by selling to a verified pi merchant, and this is because pi network is not launched yet on any exchange and no pre-sale or ico offerings Is done on pi.
Since there is no pre-sale, the only way exchanges can get pi is by buying from miners. So a pi merchant facilitates these transactions by acting as a bridge for both transactions.
How can i find a pi vendor/merchant?
Well for those who haven't traded with a pi merchant or who don't already have one. I will leave the telegram id of my personal pi merchant who i trade pi with.
Tele gram: @Pi_vendor_247
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how to sell pi coins on Bitmart crypto exchangeDOT TECH
Yes. Pi network coins can be exchanged but not on bitmart exchange. Because pi network is still in the enclosed mainnet. The only way pioneers are able to trade pi coins is by reselling the pi coins to pi verified merchants.
A verified merchant is someone who buys pi network coins and resell it to exchanges looking forward to hold till mainnet launch.
I will leave the telegram contact of my personal pi merchant to trade with.
@Pi_vendor_247
how to sell pi coins effectively (from 50 - 100k pi)DOT TECH
Anywhere in the world, including Africa, America, and Europe, you can sell Pi Network Coins online and receive cash through online payment options.
Pi has not yet been launched on any exchange because we are currently using the confined Mainnet. The planned launch date for Pi is June 28, 2026.
Reselling to investors who want to hold until the mainnet launch in 2026 is currently the sole way to sell.
Consequently, right now. All you need to do is select the right pi network provider.
Who is a pi merchant?
An individual who buys coins from miners on the pi network and resells them to investors hoping to hang onto them until the mainnet is launched is known as a pi merchant.
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I'll provide you the Telegram username
@Pi_vendor_247
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• Real GDP growth slowed down due to problems with access to electricity caused by the destruction of manoeuvrable electricity generation by Russian drones and missiles.
• Exports and imports continued growing due to better logistics through the Ukrainian sea corridor and road. Polish farmers and drivers stopped blocking borders at the end of April.
• In April, both the Tax and Customs Services over-executed the revenue plan. Moreover, the NBU transferred twice the planned profit to the budget.
• The European side approved the Ukraine Plan, which the government adopted to determine indicators for the Ukraine Facility. That approval will allow Ukraine to receive a EUR 1.9 bn loan from the EU in May. At the same time, the EU provided Ukraine with a EUR 1.5 bn loan in April, as the government fulfilled five indicators under the Ukraine Plan.
• The USA has finally approved an aid package for Ukraine, which includes USD 7.8 bn of budget support; however, the conditions and timing of the assistance are still unknown.
• As in March, annual consumer inflation amounted to 3.2% yoy in April.
• At the April monetary policy meeting, the NBU again reduced the key policy rate from 14.5% to 13.5% per annum.
• Over the past four weeks, the hryvnia exchange rate has stabilized in the UAH 39-40 per USD range.
how to swap pi coins to foreign currency withdrawable.DOT TECH
As of my last update, Pi is still in the testing phase and is not tradable on any exchanges.
However, Pi Network has announced plans to launch its Testnet and Mainnet in the future, which may include listing Pi on exchanges.
The current method for selling pi coins involves exchanging them with a pi vendor who purchases pi coins for investment reasons.
If you want to sell your pi coins, reach out to a pi vendor and sell them to anyone looking to sell pi coins from any country around the globe.
Below is the contact information for my personal pi vendor.
Telegram: @Pi_vendor_247
how to swap pi coins to foreign currency withdrawable.
Affordable Care Act 101: What the New Healthcare Law Means for Your Small Business
1. Affordable Care Act 101:
What The Health Care Law Means for
Small Businesses
August 2013
These materials are provided for informational purposes only and are not
intended as legal or tax advice. Readers should consult their legal or tax
professionals to discuss how these matters relate to their individual business
circumstances.
2. Small Business and Health Care
2
For years, small businesses have
reported that their NUMBER ONE
concern has been access to
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE.
3. Affordable Care Act
3
Currently, small businesses pay on
average 18% more than big businesses for
health insurance. The Affordable Care Act
(ACA) will help small businesses by
lowering premium cost growth and
increasing access to quality, affordable
health insurance.
4. ACA Reduces Premium Cost Growth and
Increases Access to Affordable Care
Before ACA, Small Employers
Faced Many Obstacles to
Covering Workers
Today, under ACA, insurance companies:
• Face limits on administrative spending. Most insurers
must now spend at least 80 percent of consumers’
premium dollars on actual medical care
• Must disclose and justify proposed rate hikes of 10% or
more, which states , or the federal government, may
review
Starting in 2014, insurance companies:
4
• Too few choices
• Higher premiums and
unpredictable rate increases
• Higher rates for groups with
women, older workers & those
with chronic health concerns
or high-cost illnesses, in most
states
• Waiting periods or no coverage
for individuals with Pre-Existing
Conditions
• Can’t charge higher rates or deny coverage because of a
chronic or pre-existing condition
• Can’t charge higher rates for women, and face limits on
charging additional premiums for older employees
• Will pool risks across small groups creating larger pools
like large businesses
• Must not have annual dollar limits on coverage
• Must offer plans that provide a core package of
“Essential Health Benefits” equal to typical employer
plans in the state
5. ACA Reduces Premium Cost Growth and
Increases Access to Affordable Care
5
The Affordable Care Act
increases access to
affordable, quality health
care for the self-employed
and small businesses
• Since 2010, eligible small businesses can get
tax credits worth up to 35 percent of their
premium contribution to help them pay for
health insurance. About 360,000 businesses
and business owners who provide health
insurance received the tax credit in 2011.
• Better options through new Health Insurance
Marketplaces: Starting January 1, 2014, the
self-employed and small businesses will have
access to a range of affordable health care
options no matter where they are located.
6. Health Care Insurance Reforms Are Making
a Difference for All Americans
6
The Affordable Care Act is
already making a difference for all
Americans by offering strong
consumer protections,
improving quality and lowering
costs, and increasing access to
affordable care
• 6.6 Million Young Adults Have Coverage Through Parents’ Plans: 6.6
million young adults, including 3.1 million who were previously
uninsured, now have health coverage through provision allowing young
adults to stay on parent’s plan until their 26th birthday
• 17 Million Children Cannot Be Denied Coverage Due to A Pre-existing
Condition, and in 2014, 129 million Americans with pre-existing
conditions cannot be denied coverage or charged more
• 15 Million Americans Can No Longer Be Dropped by Their Insurance
Companies: Without ACA, the insurance industry could return to
retroactively canceling coverage for a sick patient based on an
unintentional mistake in their paperwork
• 6.1 million seniors saved over $5.7 billion for prescription drugs: In
2012, more than 3.5 million seniors and people with disabilities who
reached the Medicare Part D coverage gap received more than $2.5
billion in discounts, averaging $706 per beneficiary. Since the law was
enacted, 6.1 million seniors saved over 5.7 billion for prescription drugs.
• Electronic Records Reform: According to The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the
percentage of doctors adopting electronic health records increased from
48 percent in 2009 to 72 percent in 2012. Furthermore, at least two
thirds of physicians have computerized capability to improve patient
safety through various electronic tools (electronic medication lists, etc.)
as of 2012.
7. How Will ACA Impact Small Businesses?
It often depends on
the size of the
business.
How many
employees does the
business have?
7
Number of
Full-Time
Equivalent
(FTE)
Employees
24 or
fewer
Up to
50
50 and
above
9. Businesses with 24 or Fewer FTE Employees
• If these smaller businesses
provide coverage, they may
qualify for the Small Business
Health Care Tax Credit to help
offset costs:
– Must have average annual
wages below $50,000; and
– Contribute 50% or more
toward employees’ self-only
premium costs
Note: The maximum tax credit is
available to employers with 10 or
fewer full-time equivalent
employees and average annual
wages of less than $25,000
9
Number of
FTE
Employees
24 or
fewer
Up to
50
50 and
above
10. Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
• In 2010 - 2013, up to 35% of a for-profit employer’s premium
contribution
– Employers can still deduct remainder of contribution
– Credit can be claimed through 2013
• Starting in 2014, the credit goes up to 50%
– To take advantage of the credit, business must buy coverage
through one of the new small business health insurance
Marketplaces known as SHOP
– Credit can be claimed for any 2 consecutive taxable years
beginning in 2014 (or beginning in a later year) through the
SHOP
• Note that this is a Federal credit, and that some states may also
have additional tax credits available
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11. 11
Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
Employees’
average annual
wages are less
than $50,000
Business pays for
at least 50% of
employees’ self-
only premium
costs
Business employs
fewer than 25 full-
time equivalent
employees
Up to 35% Federal Tax Credit in
2013 and *50% in 2014
if for-profit entity
*SHOP participants only
12. Businesses with Up to 50 FTE Employees
• If an employer chooses to provide
insurance to its employees, explore
eligibility for Small Business Health
Care Tax Credits if size, wage, and
coverage requirements met
• Starting January 2014, if a small
business of this size chooses to
offer coverage, there is a new
streamlined way to do so: Small
Business Health Options Program
(SHOP)
• Enhanced SB Health Care Tax
Credits available for eligible
employers participating in SHOP
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Number of
FTE
Employees
24 or
fewer
Up to
50
50 and
above
14. More Access to Affordable Care:
Health Insurance Marketplaces
SHOP = Small Business Health Options Program
• Part of the new Health Insurance Marketplaces
(sometimes called “Exchanges”)
• Spurs competition for customers based on price and
quality, rather than by avoiding risk
• Offers access to health insurance plans that must
include certain “Essential Health Benefits”
• Will pool risks for small groups and reduce
administrative complexity, thereby reducing costs
• Works with new insurance reforms and tax credits to
lower barriers to offering health insurance that small
employers face
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15. Health Insurance Marketplaces:
Choice and Transparency
The SHOP Marketplace will offer employers:
• A choice of qualified health plans from different private
health insurers
• Meaningful comparison between plans
• Choice to work with a broker or independently
• Coming soon: Option to offer employees a choice
among qualified health plans across multiple health
insurance companies starting in 2015
(The SHOP in some states may offer this option in 2014)
• Take advantage of enhanced level of Small Business
Health Care Tax Credits
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16. Enrolling in SHOP: Who, When & How
Who’s eligible?
• Employers with generally 50 or fewer Full-time Equivalent (FTE)
employees
• Starting in 2016, employers with up to 100 FTEs will be eligible to
participate
• Once an employer enrolls, it can grow and still remain in SHOP
When can employers enroll?
• Starting October 1, 2013 for coverage beginning January 1, 2014
• Thereafter, throughout the year
How can employers enroll?
• Through a broker registered with the SHOP
• Directly through the SHOP. Visit www.healthcare.gov for more
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18. Nearly All Small Firms Are Exempt from
Employer Shared Responsibility
• ACA exempts all firms that have fewer than 50 employees
– nearly 96 percent of all firms in the United States or 5.8
million out of 6 million total firms – from any employer
shared responsibility requirements. These 5.8 million
firms employ nearly 34 million workers.
• Many firms that do not currently offer coverage will be
better able to do so because of lower costs and wider
choices in the SHOP Marketplaces.
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19. Businesses with 50 or More FTE Employees
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Employer Shared
Responsibility
Provisions
Number of
FTE
Employees
24 or
fewer
Up to
50
50 and
above
20. Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions:
Key Definitions
• Full-Time Employee: an employee who is employed on average 30
hours or more per week (or at least 130 hours of service in a given
month).
• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employee: a combination of employees,
each of whom individually is not a full-time employee because they
are not employed at least 30 hours per week, but who, in
combination, are counted as the equivalent of a full-time employee.
– For example, two employees each of whom works 15
hours/week are added together to equal one full-time employee.
• Controlled Group Employers: employers with common owners or
who are otherwise related are aggregated together to determine
whether they meet the threshold number of 50 or more FTE
employees.
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21. Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions
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If employer meets 50 full-time/FTE employee threshold, two
scenarios for potential shared responsibility payment
• EITHER
(1) An employer does not offer coverage to at least 95% of its
full-time employees (and their dependents), OR
(2) The coverage offered to employer’s full-time employees is
not “affordable” or does not provide “minimum value”
• AND
At least one full-time employee receives a premium tax
credit in the individual Marketplace
Note: An applicable large employer might also be subject to this payment if it offers coverage to at least 95%,
but less than 100%, of its full-time employees, and one or more of the full-time employees who are not
offered coverage receives a premium tax credit.
22. Employer Shared Responsibility:
Insurance Coverage Standards
Coverage Provides
Minimum Value
• Plan must cover, on average, at
least 60% of the plan’s total cost
of incurred benefits
• HHS and IRS have an online
calculator employers can use to
input their plan details and
determine if it meets the 60%
value threshold.
Coverage is
Affordable
• Coverage is unaffordable if the
full-time employee’s share of
self-only coverage costs more
than 9.5% of his/her annual
household income
• Affordability safe harbor: If the
cost to the employee of a self-
only plan is not more than 9.5%
of his/her wages as reported on
Box 1 of the W-2, it’s deemed
affordable for purposes of
Employer Shared Responsibility
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23. Employer Shared Responsibility Payments:
Two Scenarios
If Coverage Not Offered to
At Least 95% of Full-Time
Employees, Then
• Payment applies if any full-time
employee receives a premium tax
credit in the individual
Marketplace
• Payment owed: $2K/year times
number of full-time employee
(minus 30)
• Payment calculated separately for
each month for which coverage
not offered ($166.67/month)
• Payment based on employer’s
number of full-time employees for
that month (minus the first 30)
If Coverage Offered to Full-
Time Employees, But Either
Not Affordable or Does Not
Meet Minimum Value, Then
• Payment owed: $3K/year per full-
time employee who receives a
premium tax credit in
Marketplace*
• Payment calculated on monthly
basis = $250/month
• This payment can’t exceed
payment described in Scenario # 1
(left hand column)
23* This payment could also apply if an employer offers coverage to at least 95%, but less than 100%, of its full-time
employees, and one or more of the full-time employees who are not offered coverage receives a premium tax credit.
24. Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions
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Other Key Points
• No employer payment is owed for non-coverage of part-time
employees even if they receive a premium tax credit in the
Marketplace
• If employer offers affordable coverage that provides minimum
value to a full-time employee who declines it, no employer
payment is owed for that employee
• No payment is owed if an employee obtains coverage through
means other than the individual Marketplace (e.g., spouse’s family
coverage)
• To avoid a payment, employers that offer coverage to full-time
employees must also offer coverage to the dependents of those
full-time employees who are children under age 26 (coverage need
not be offered to spouses)
25. ACA Offers Strong Incentives for Employers
to Continue to Offer Coverage
• The cost of providing coverage is tax deductible by
the employer. By contrast, employer shared
responsibility payments are non-deductible.
• Employers that offer coverage have greater flexibility
to tailor the coverage to provide those benefits most
valued by their workforce and will enjoy competitive
advantage in recruiting and retaining employees.
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26. Self-Employed Business Owners
and Health Insurance Coverage
• Starting in January 2014, the individual shared responsibility provision calls
for each individual to have minimum essential health coverage for each
month, qualify for an exemption, or make a payment when filing his or her
federal income tax return.
• Minimum essential coverage includes employer-sponsored coverage
(including COBRA; retiree coverage; employer coverage through spouse),
coverage purchased in the individual market, Medicare, Medicaid coverage,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage, Veteran’s health
coverage, TRICARE, and others as identified by the Department of Health and
Human Services.
• Sole proprietors (business owners without a common law employee), though
not eligible for SHOP coverage, may purchase coverage through the new
individual Health Insurance Marketplaces which will open in January 2014,
with enrollment starting October 1, 2013
– Advantage: Individuals may qualify for individual premium tax credits
and/or cost sharing reductions on a sliding scale based on income
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27. Other ACA Provisions
Impacting Small Businesses
Summary of Benefits and Coverage Disclosure Rules
Medical Loss Ratio rebates (commonly referred to as the
“80/20” rule)
W-2 Reporting of Annual Health care costs (unless
required to file fewer than 250 W-2s in year prior)
Annual tax deductible cap for employee contributions to
Flexible Spending Accounts is $2,500
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28. Starting in 2014, plans can’t impose waiting periods of more than
90 days for otherwise eligible new hires to begin coverage.
Starting in 2014, employers may use additional incentives/rewards
under workplace wellness programs (e.g. max reward increases to
as much as 50% for smoking cessation programs).
Starting in 2015, employers with 50 or more full-time or FTE
employees will have new information reporting requirements
detailing health insurance coverage offered. First reports due 2016.
Also in 2015, there will be new information reporting requirements
for issuers of health insurance coverage – applies to employers of
any size that have self-insured health plans. First reports due 2016.
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ACA Provisions Looking Forward
Credit works on a sliding scale, i.e., for each FTE above 10 and average annual wages above $25,000, the credit is reduced
Non-profit employers are also eligible for the tax credit. For 2010 – 2013, it’s a credit of up to 25% for eligible non-profit employers. Starting in 2014, the credit rises to 35% for non-profits who are otherwise eligible and purchase coverage through SHOP.
On July 2, 2013, Treasury issued transitional relief to employers covered by these rules indicating that the employer shared responsibility provisions will not take effect until 2015, and no shared responsibility payments will apply until 2015.
Link to MV Calculator: http://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Resources/Regulations-and-Guidance/Downloads/mv-calculator-final-4-11-2013.xlsm