Self-Employed Divided On Support For ACA In the wake of the Supreme Court’s final ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the self-employed and micro-businesses are concerned as to the impact the law will have on their health care budgets when the law goes into full effect in 2014. Nearly 900 self-employed and micro-business owners responded to the survey released within hours of the Supreme Court ruling. Published on July 02, 2012 |
Supreme Court Decision Does Not Alleviate Concerns For The Self-EmployedAfter much anticipation, the U.S. Supreme Court has reached a decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act in its entirety. The NASE continues to maintain its original concern that the health care law does little to address the affordability of coverage for America’s largest employment sector, the self-employed. Published on June 28, 2012 |
Affordable Care Act - Supreme Court Ruling And NASE SurveyPublished on June 27, 2012 |
Skyrocketing Health Care Costs Hurt Businesses, Families And The Bottom Line (Huffington Post)As the country waits to hear from the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the self-employed are weighing in now on the impact the law is currently having on their businesses. According to a national survey released yesterday by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE)... Published on June 14, 2012 |
Micro-Businesses Unsure Whether They Will Provide Employee Coverage Under The Affordable Care ActThe self-employed and micro-businesses (10 or fewer employees) continue to struggle with finding, affording and managing their health care. A recent study by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) showed that one-quarter of respondents believe that the cost of health coverage will go up under the Affordable Care Act. Unlike most Americans, the more business owners know about the law, the less likely they are to support it. Published on June 12, 2012 |
New Data Shows Many Self-Employed Believe the Cost of Health Care Coverage Will Go Up Under the Affordable Care ActAs the country waits to hear from the Supreme Court for a decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the self-employed are weighing in on the impact of the law on their business. According to a national survey by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), the greatest opposition to the new law among the self-employed is seen among those who are the most familiar with it. Published on June 12, 2012 |
Kill It Or Keep It? Small Business Groups At Odds On Affordable Care ActIn creating the [Affordable Care Act], however, Arslan said Congress leaned toward creating access to better health insurance for all, but dropped the ball on making it affordable. Published on April 03, 2012 |
Health Reform Law Will Require Self-Employed To Purchase Less Flexible, More Expensive CoverageIn less than two and a half years, the vast majority of the self-employed and micro-businesses (fewer than ten employees) will be required by law to purchase health coverage that will likely be more expensive and less flexible than their current plan. Published on July 13, 2011 |
“Keeping The Health Plan You Have” Not So Simple For EntrepreneursThe new health care law, the Affordable Care Act, offers entrepreneurs the choice to keep the plan that they already have, provided that it meets certain requirements. The trouble is that most entrepreneurs are uncertain that their plan will meet these new rules and how the changes required by the health reform law will affect their monthly premium costs. Published on August 18, 2010 |