In last week’s blog post, we shared how many small businesses are worrying about how to cope with the health insurance cost increases they currently face or anticipate in the near future. By now, you’re likely well-aware of what is… Read More
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HIT an unwanted holiday surprise
Many small businesses rely on a robust holiday shopping season to end the year on a good note financially. But even a good haul in the coming weeks might not be enough for millions of small businesses and their employees… Read More
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Giving thanks for those working to repeal HIT
The Thanksgiving holiday is an opportunity to step back and take stock of the things for which you’re grateful. For the Stop the HIT Coalition and 34 million Americans set to be affected by the small business health insurance tax… Read More
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Shopping Small This Saturday
Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses across the country. Given the concerns many small businesses have expressed in recent months, showing our support on November 30 has never been more important. Small businesses are increasingly… Read More
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Don’t lose HIT in other headlines
It seems like every day there is a story about changes being made to some part of the president’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Whether it’s the fact that the website still isn’t working, with reports suggesting as… Read More
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Small Businesses Still Have Serious Concerns About Health Care
While President Obama said the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) would help small businesses, the health insurance tax, or HIT, and other elements of the new health care law are working against them and their employees. According to… Read More
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HIT: A Cause for Concern
In Alaska, the importance of small business cannot be understated. From Juneau to Fairbanks, our more than 68,000 small businesses are a driving force to the economy. Together, these small businesses employ approximately 40 percent of the state’s workforce. Unfortunately,… Read More
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New bipartisan bill would bring immediate HIT relief
Over the last month, we have been raising awareness about the health insurance tax, or HIT, and working for its repeal through our HIT Countdown on Twitter and Facebook. As we continue our fight to completely repeal the HIT, a… Read More
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Polls Continue to Reinforce Affordable Care Act is unfair
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has always been a hot button issue, but two polls in the past month show just how unpopular the law has become. According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 44 percent of… Read More
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Next up for Congress: Repeal the HIT
Now that the government shutdown is over and the debt ceiling has been raised, Congress needs to turn its attention to providing relief to the 34 million hardworking Americans who will be dealt a financial blow when the HIT takes… Read More