Learn more about how health care reform will benefit your small business, employees and their families:
Small businesses want to provide health coverage for their workers, but they face extraordinary challenges to doing so, including premiums that are 18 percent higher on average than large businesses pay for the same coverage. Health reform legislation signed by the President includes a number of important benefits to help make coverage more affordable. Learn more. Health reform legislation signed by President Obama includes a Small Business Health Care Tax Credit to help small businesses afford the cost of covering their workers. Learn more. Visit the IRS Website to learn more about eligibility rules and to review frequently asked questions.
New guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury makes it easier for small businesses to determine if they are eligible for the health care tax credit beginning this year, and if so how large a credit they will receive. Additionally, it clarifies that a business’s credit will not be reduced if they also receive a state level credit or subsidy, and that the credit is not only for regular health insurance, but also add-on dental, vision and other limited scope health insurance coverage. The Affordable Care Act Saves Money and Gives Small Businesses More Choices
Learn how four hypothetical businesses might benefit from the Small Business Health Care Tax credit under health care reform. Learn more. View this informative presentation aimed at helping small businesses better understand the health care reform law and how it relates to small firms. [text-only version here]
SBA Administrator Karen Mills and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius participated in a Q&A session on understanding the new health insurance reform law and its benefits for small businesses. This was the first of several regular Webcasts at www.HealthReform.gov that will cover the overall benefits and implementation of the new law. |