Politics and Policy

Bill Hammett

Health care costs threaten the future of small businesses that survive COVID

In 2019 we spent $3.8T on health expenditures...that number is projected to rise to $6.2T by 2028. These are numbers that are getting...

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COVID-19 UPDATE AND FAQS FOR COBRA PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES

Please enjoy this detailed report from a vendor partner of ours that we have worked with for years - Sterling Administration On April 28,...

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Department of Justice Reverses Course on ACA Constitutionality

Under the Trump administration, the DOJ felt that the individual mandate was inseverable (meaning once the mandate was removed the whole...

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Progressives push controversial proposal on budget reconciliation

CLICK HERE for full article. First thing's first: WHAT IS BUDGET RECONCILIATION?? (Here's a brief, but wonky, history) "Reconciliation"...

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Senate GOP unveils slimmed-down coronavirus relief bill

Immediately panned by the Democratic leadership…but here’s what it would include: another round of PPP money, $300 per week for...

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Election 2020: What to Expect from Trump and Biden Healthcare Plans

The 2020 presidential election just months away. With both campaigns focusing on health coverage, what should employers know about where...

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House Democrats unveil $3 trillion coronavirus relief package

1,815 pages, $3T package includes another round of stimulus payments, an extension to the extra $600/week with unemployment…and as a nod...

HAPPENING NOW: Relaxed Rules for PPP Loan - What you need to know

In what we can only hope is the beginning of some real bi-partisan lawmaking, the House Passed a PPP bill on May 27th a whopping 417-1...