By now everybody knows the risks of smoking — from cancer and heart disease to prematurely aged skin. Tobacco use is the biggest cause of death worldwide and the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S.
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May 28, 2009
Despite the economic downturn, some states were able to enact laws that extended health coverage for children and promoted cost and quality transparency in 2008, according to a recent BlueCross BlueShield Association (BCBSA) report.
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May 28, 2009
We’re savvy consumers when it comes to finding high-quality computers or cars or office equipment. When we’re buying health care? Not so much. And until recently, we had no way to make a fully informed decision when deciding where to have surgery.
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May 27, 2009
Members of both houses of Congress are busy putting together legislation that the President and congressional Democrats hope will lead the economy out of a recession. The bills in both the House and Senate (H.R. 1, S. 1) contain many health provisions.
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May 27, 2009
Congressional Democrats have been working on enactment of a children’s health insurance bill that President Bush vetoed twice in the 110th Congress. The legislation would reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
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May 26, 2009
President Barack Obama recently met with the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) and the National Small Business Award winners to discuss how the Administration's economic recovery efforts will benefit entrepreneurs.
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May 23, 2009
President Barack Obama recently met with the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) and the National Small Business Award winners to discuss how the Administration's economic recovery efforts will benefit entrepreneurs.
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May 22, 2009
According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), approximately 60 percent of Americans own or work for a small business.
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May 20, 2009
A self-employed taxpayer, who files the Form 1040 with corresponding Schedule C, will spend nearly 60 hours and $440 dollars to complete the return, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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May 08, 2009
NASE’s National Tax Advisor, Keith Hall, testified before the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Finance and Tax to discuss four areas where simplification of the tax code would greatly benefit micro-business owners by reducing their tax reporting burdens while also increasing tax compliance.
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May 07, 2009