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Counting to 50 — under Affordable Care Act

May 3, 2013
The first and most important determination small businesses must make before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act takes effect Jan. 1 sounds easy — but it isn’t. Do you have 50 or more full-time employees or full-time employee equivalents? Read More

Small Business Association of Michigan launches Obamacare website

April 9, 2013
The Small Business Association of Michigan launched an online tool Monday that it says will help small businesses unravel the complexities of Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act. Read More

Is your small business ready for Obamacare?

March 29, 2013
Here’s a brief summary of Obamacare to expand your level of awareness — aimed at encouraging you to seek out additional resources. Read More

Where does the trail of health care waste lead?

January 22, 2013
More than a third of annual U.S. health spending may be wasteful. Now that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, requires everyone who can afford insurance coverage to obtain it, increased attention is coming to focus on ways to assure that insurance provides value, not waste. Read More

State panel rejects state-run marketplace under Obamacare

November 29, 2012
| By AP
LANSING –– A Michigan House panel on Thursday rejected a proposal to create a state run online market where people can compare and buy health insurance plans, leaving Michigan to continue down the road of teaming up with the federal government on the mandated health exchange. Read More

Gov. Snyder moves toward state-run marketplace under Obamacare mandate

November 19, 2012
TRAVERSE CITY –– Gov. Rick Snyder has gained the endorsement of a key legislative leader in his push to create a state-run marketplace where Michigan residents without health insurance can shop for private coverage. Read More