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Americans Cannot Afford To Wait For Health Reform, Study Says

According to a study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the number of Americans without health insurance could double over the next decade if federal health care reform is not enacted.

Jun 19, 2009

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NASE Member Receives $30,000 Achievement Award

Tiffany Washington, owner of Waldorf, Md.-based small business Washington Accounting Services, today received a $30,000 gift from the National Association for the Self Employed (NASE) in recognition of the excellent small-business practices she employed to catapult her start-up venture into a successful business.

Jun 18, 2009

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Tax Code Complexities for Small Businesses

NASE Tax Advisor Keith Hall talks with lawmakers about making tax forms easier to navigate, arguing that this could help shrink the tax gap. He says many micro-business owners want to pay their tax obligation, but are often confused by the tax code and how it applies to them.

Jun 15, 2009

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New NASE Membership Packages Give Access To Seven Top-Tier Health Insurance Companies, Free Prescription Drug Card And More

During tough economic times, the National Association for the Self-Employed has introduced two new membership packages with additional benefits and opportunities...

Jun 08, 2009

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Help Your Small Business Kick (Cigarette) Butts

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.

May 28, 2009

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States Working To Improve Health Care Despite Economy, Says Report

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.

May 28, 2009

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Be A Smart Shopper For Hospital Care

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.

May 27, 2009

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Competing Congressional Recovery Bills Contain Many Health Provisions

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.

May 27, 2009

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Congress Working to Reauthorize SCHIP

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).

May 26, 2009

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NASE Attends Obama Discussion On Small Business And Economy

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.

May 23, 2009

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Courtesy of NASE.org
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