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		<title>Many California Small Businesses Can Get Health Coverage Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is expected that about 456,000 small businesses in California will qualify for the federal tax credits, offered to employers with 25 or fewer full time eligible employees earning less than $50,000 annually. This will bring some relief as employers struggle to maintain coverage in a sagging economy. Currently, only 46% of small businesses with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rules Governing Grandfathered Health Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One outstanding declaration in President Obama’s health care reform plan is the promise people who like their current health plan will have the option to keep it. How will this work? The plan is to grandfather in policies in order to “protect the ability of individuals and businesses to keep their current plan while providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Important Health Care Reform Changes for Young Adults</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While many young adults faced losing coverage as they aged off their parent’s plan, had no coverage in the case of an unexpected pregnancy, or merely had the bare necessities covered by their school plans, all can breathe a sigh of relief as health care reform promises to end their fears. As mentioned in earlier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Reform – where it is headed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 18:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are now well into the first year following the passing of the health care reform bill. However, we still are not completely sure of what the changes are going to be, and how it will affect all of us. While some portions of the bill are clear cut, such as extending coverage to overage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There a Answer for COBRA Subsidies?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worries grow as those Californians who have been receiving assistance with their COBRA premiums are faced with losing financial assistance. As federal stimulus money dwindles, the 65% of premium formerly covered by this subsidy will expire, leaving many to make a tough choice – pay the premiums or go without coverage. COBRA (the Consolidated Omnibus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enhanced Dental and Vision Benefits for Diabetics with Anthem Blue Cross</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Diabetic clients will be finding more comprehensive dental and vision benefits with Anthem Blue Cross starting 1/1/2010. These integrated benefits will help such individuals obtain the care they need to manage their conditions, and prevent diabetes related complications.  Diabetic Retinopathy can be a common occurrence, but is almost 90% preventable with proper vision care. Therefore, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October of 2008, the President signed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), which provided some vital changes in the way group mental health and addiction benefits are to be covered. This ensures that those needing such coverage will not be denied or restricted in their ability to seek treatment.   The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assembly Bill 1672 &amp; What it means for Small Business Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 22:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small business owners in California received extra protection under the law for their rights with group health insurance when the law AB 1672 was passed in 1992. This new requirement required that group health insurance carriers provide coverage for employees covered under a group health plan, even if they have a pre-existing condition. This new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Savings with a Premium Only Plan (Section 125)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 20:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The IRS has instituted a provision in Section 125 of their code. This provision allows for a simple change in your company&#8217;s payroll process that reduces your taxable payroll. Every premium contribution your employees make will be deducted from your overall taxable payroll amount. Here&#8217;s what you and your employees can expect with a Premium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes to Federal COBRA for 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 19:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February of 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Designed as part of the economic stimulus bill, this also provides some major assistance to COBRA coverage for certain individuals. Some of the major points to this bill are: Will provide for a federal subsidyon the COBRA continuation coverage premiums [...]]]></description>
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