Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Clark Hill PLC By Kristi R. Gauthier Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), employee contributions to health flexible spending account (health "FSA") plans are limited to $2,500 starting …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Clark Hill PLC By Stephanie Hicks Many key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") become effective beginning in 2014. These include, among others, provisions for shared responsibility …
On Business Next, excerpts from a recent SBAM and Crain's Detroit Business webinar on the small business impact of the Affordable Care Act. The presenters are SBAM's health care expert Scott Lyon, small business benefits …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Clark Hill PLC By Kristi R. Gauthier One of the many changes under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") impacting group health plans is the introduction of the Summary …
If you missed last week's webinar on the Affordable Care Act, watch this recorded version.Crain's Detroit Business sponsored this webinar, presented by SBAM. To watch the webinar, click here. Once you have entered in the …
Join experts in the field of health care reform for a free, one-hour webinar on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the small business community.Thursday, August 16, 2012Noon - 1:00 p.m.During this hour, …
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) joined with representatives from National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Michigan Chamber to deliver a strong message that today’s ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold Obama’s …
Segment one: SBAM’s health insurance expert Scott Lyon talks about the results of a new SBAM survey of small business owners reveals deep skepticism about the value federal health care reform.Segment two: SBAM’s health insurance …
As the nation awaits the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision later this month on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), an email survey of small business owners by SBAM finds widespread …
The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), a national coalition of leading experts and organizations in health care, business, labor and the faith community, launched a Michigan chapter to promote strategies to combat the No. …
By Stephanie Hicks, courtesy of Clark Hill PLC, an SBAM Approved Partner PPACA requires that employers with at least 250 employees must report the cost of employer-sponsored health care on an employee's W-2, beginning with …
On the last day before the Legislature was scheduled to adjourn for spring break, the House and Senate voted to send the controversial Autism Insurance Mandate legislation to the Governor. Governor Snyder is expected to …
Last week, Health and Human Services (HHS) released their much-anticipated rules on health insurance exchanges. Comments are due Sept. 28, and the Small Business Association of Michigan, along with our Washington-based affiliate National Small Business …
A recent PIRGIM report claims that repeal of the federal health care law would hurt small business owners. But the report is misleading because it simplistically presents outright repeal as the only option in the …
As we have previously reported, in mid-August the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and Treasury issued new proposed rules that set requirements for health insurers and plans to provide a Summary of …
Question: What is the calculation for determining if my company may be eligible for the new health care tax credit?Answer: The new healthcare reform law makes tax credits available to certain small employers. The tax …
Question: What can you tell me about “grandfathered” health plans and how that may impact my company’s health insurance plan? Answer: On June 14, the Internal Revenue Service, along with the Departments of Labor and …
By Scott Lyon, health insurance expert for the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) I recently wrote about new requirements in the health care law regarding 1099-MISC reporting. Today there is news about W-2s. If you …
