Position: OPPOSED TO EMPLOYER MANDATES Status: FEDERAL BILL INTRODUCED, STATE BILLS INTRODUCED

The NFA is opposed to including employer mandates or any other provisions which would cause significant financial burden on franchisees.

Please see the action alert section of NFA Votes to write a letter to your Member of Congress and tell them to support small business by excluding employer mandates.

Jul 29, 2010 Dewhurst (The Dallas Morning News) Todd J. Gillman Jul. 29, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- WASHINGTON -- Lt. Thanks to rapid population growth relative to most of the country, Texas stands to gain at least three, and perhaps four new U.S. House seats when new Census figures are released early next...    more...  

Jul 29, 2010 Switching to electronic medical records (The Buffalo News) The clinical information exchange is supported by BlueCross BlueShield, Independent Health and Univera Healthcare.    more...  

Jul 29, 2010 Dewhurst says health care overhaul will bust Texas' budget (The Dallas Morning News) Todd J. Gillman Jul. 29, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- WASHINGTON -- Lt.    more...  

Jul 29, 2010 Top uninsured localities include Va. college towns, Census says (Richmond Times-Dispatch) The city's rate of 30.2 percent was up from 28.5 percent nonelderly uninsured in 2006. Charlottesville, home to the University of Virginia, had the fourth highest uninsured rate of 24.6 percent.    more...  

Jul 29, 2010 Braly has eye on rate hikes (The Indianapolis Star) The results were bolstered by excess money that had been placed in reserve months ago to pay for claims related to the flu. The flu season was less severe than expected, so those reserves dropped to WellPoint's bottom line. But the tough economy and battle over health-care reform took their...    more...  

Jul 29, 2010 Onorato, Corbett both back health insurance extension (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Highmark Inc. and other insurance companies have said they're willing to extend the program for six months. To qualify, enrollees must make no more than $21,660 annually. People offered enrollment in 2009 and 2010 waited about three years, according to the state Insurance Department.    more...  

Jul 29, 2010 VA steps up services for women (Washington Post) Some doctors who treat returning service members haven't kept up with medical advances on issues from sexual trauma to prosthetics to menopause. For example, many women report severe back pain and other musculoskeletal problems from carrying heavy gear in war zones -- up to 80 pounds of...    more...  

Jul 29, 2010 Candidates split on insurance program (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Corbett's campaign. Mr. Todd Eachus, has introduced legislation that would solidify the terms of the agreement in state law.    more...  

Jul 29, 2010 North Memorial Health Care (Star Tribune) It takes years to recover from that kind of confrontation." North was just one of six metro hospital groups negotiating with nurses for a new three-year contract. Doctors there delivered almost 900 babies in that period, some 70 percent more than projections. He expects positive operating income...    more...  

Jul 29, 2010 Affordable health plan gets off to slow start (The Miami Herald) Benefits are limited (generics are covered, branded drugs are not) and trips to emergency rooms can mean patients paying at least $500 out of pocket. We are exactly on track with where we thought we would be for year one." Two-thirds of those who have signed up were previously uninsured, Bartel...    more...  

Jul 28, 2010 Republicans draw circles around Obama health plan (USA Today) No sooner did President Obama star in a government video about the fledgling health care system changes than Republicans came out with their own explanation. Brownback says: This updated chart illustrates the overwhelming expansion of government control over health choices and the bewildering...    more...  

Jul 28, 2010 California to send e-mail notice of health insurers' plans to hike rates (The Sacramento Bee) Health Access California. "It increases the scrutiny that these rate hikes need to get. -- The very first step is simply knowing what the industry is doing." As a result of the controversy over rate hikes, Poizner announced plans earlier this year to improve transparency within the health...    more...  

Jul 28, 2010 New Jersey women's health centers react to cuts (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Unlike the Senate, the Assembly did not pass the $7.5 million restoration bill with a veto-proof majority.    more...  

Jul 28, 2010 Survey finds hospital debt dogs patients (The Indianapolis Star) Francis and Clarian -- devoted less than 3 percent of revenue each to charity care in 2006. Suggestions include having hospitals post information about free or discounted care throughout their facilities and on their websites.    more...  

Jul 28, 2010 Variety Care plans to expand services (The Daily Oklahoman) Variety Care wants to renovate the second floor of the brick building to double the size of its pediatric clinic and provide a new urgent care center, dental suite and wellness center. The site also serves as a clinic for the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program. The Straka center lacks...    more...  

Jul 28, 2010 Pet insurance takes a bite out of bills for some; others dogged by denials:: (Chicago Tribune) As their pet needs veterinary services, they pay the bills upfront then submit them for reimbursement. The pet insurance company claimed Bella's seizure came one day shy of her policy going into effect, so the treatment wasn't covered. Pet insurance companies will take claims from any licensed...    more...  

Jul 28, 2010 Health care tax credits stir controversy for small biz (The Times) The value of the credit -- starting this year through 2014 -- is as much as 35 percent of an employer's cost for employee coverage.    more...  

Jul 28, 2010 BRIEF (Detroit Free Press) Priority Health rates also vary with age and county. Consumers rejected by health insurers because of a chronic health problem are eligible to purchase coverage through the pool.    more...  

Jul 28, 2010 Op-Ed Contributor: Jump-Starting Health Reform (New York Times) Public health insurance exchanges are not a new idea. In Massachusetts, the health insurance reform plan instituted in 2006 by Gov. Under the act, companies with fewer than 100 employees will be able to purchase coverage through the Small Business Health Options Program exchange.    more...  

Jul 28, 2010 Healthcare law has more doctors teaming up (Los Angeles Times) Further consolidation in the $2.5-trillion healthcare industry might drive up costs for everyone. A. Charles Rabinowitz, a cardiologist who has watched many colleagues sell their practices. "There is a lot of paranoia out there." Dr.    more...