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Health Care Reform Repeal Small Business 1099

While the possibility of a government shutdown grabbed most of the headlines last week, many analysts and media focused on particulars of the new House Republican budget plan unveiled by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). Reactions to the plan were widely split, but few would disagree that the plan would have […]

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Kansas Health Insurance Companies Individual Market

The Kansas Health Insurance Department held a fact-finding hearing last week on the impact that PPACA’s 80 percent MLR will have on health insurance companies operating in the state’s individual health insurance market and any potential disruption of the market as a whole. The Department asked insurers to provide information […]

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Small Employer Tax Credit

On Monday, May 17, 2010, the IRS released new guidance on the small-employer healthcare tax credit provided under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), including detailed guidance on eligibility and transition criteria. Key items in the guidance include: Eligibility:  The IRS notice includes detailed guidelines on how a […]