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The Rising—and Falling—Cost of Health Care

Prices will increase for many, but not all small businesses in 2014. There are still a lot of unknowns about the Affordable Care Act, but there is one thing that most experts agree on: Health insurance is going to become more expensive for many businesses next year. To learn what companies with fewer than 50 employees can expect, Thinking Bigger Business interviewed Ron Rowe, Blue KC’s department vice president of…

Surviving the Knockout Punch

Is your business ready to overcome an unexpected disaster? It was a snow day that turned Cheryl Obermiller’s life upside down. The owner of Obermiller Construction went into the office as usual that morning and, by the next day, found that her company had been robbed of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The accountant who had been working for her for almost a decade had been forging checks and stealing…

Going to Market

The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces open for business on Oct. 1. How will this affect your small business? If Oct. 1 isn’t marked on your calendar, do it now. It promises to be one of the biggest milestones in U.S. health care reform. That’s when open enrollment begins for the new health insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act. The marketplaces, often referred to as state insurance…

By The Numbers: Health Care Reform

Paying for health care is one of the biggest problems that small businesses face. And nothing illustrates that better than a quick look at the numbers. $2.7 trillion How much the United States spends on health care annually 33 percent of employers with fewer than 25 employees offer health insurance to workers 99 percent of employers with 200 employees or more offered health insurance to workers 96 percent how much…

The Best Affordable Care Act Resources on the Web

If you’re feeling confused about the Affordable Care Act, you’re not alone. According to a survey this spring from the Kaiser Family Foundation, about 57 percent of the U.S. population doesn’t understand how health care reform will affect them personally. The good news is that several agencies and organizations have put together guides and FAQs to help you learn about the biggest impacts of ACA. HealthCare.gov // This is the U.S….
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