Book Excerpt-Unsustainable
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Congressional Budget Office Director says
From the Congressional Budget Office Director’s blog:
Health Costs and the Federal Budget
On Wednesday I spoke at a conference on the health care system hosted by the Institute of Medicine. My presentation dealt with health care costs and the federal budget. The central challenge is straightforward and stark: The rising costs of health care will put tremendous pressure on the federal budget during the next few decades and beyond.
In CBO’s judgment, the health legislation enacted earlier this year does not substantially diminish that pressure. In fact, CBO estimated that the health legislation will increase the federal budgetary commitment to health care (which CBO defines as the sum of net federal outlays for health programs and tax preferences for health care) by nearly $400 billion during the 2010-2019 period.
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NFIB on Healthcare Legislative Activity
The National Federation of Independent Business on Healthcare Legislative Activity
NFIB opposed the new healthcare law because we believe it will increase the costs for small business owners. But, we remain committed to helping small business owners plan and comply with this new law.
Just because we have a new healthcare law, doesn’t mean the fight is over and it doesn’t mean there isn’t additional healthcare legislation we can and will be working on. There are still opportunities to right this wrong, and there are always new and different legislative approaches to be pursued. NFIB continues to advocate for policies and legislative proposals that will help small business.
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NFIB-Understanding the New Healthcare Law
National Federation of Independent Business article on Understanding the new Healthcare Law
The new healthcare legislation was signed into law March 23, 2010, leaving many small business owners wondering: what does this mean for me? What do I have to do now?
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NFIB-Healthcare Policy Research
National Federation of Independent Business Healthcare policy research papers
NFIB Video- Hello Small Business! 25 Ways the New Healthcare Law Impacts You
The National Federation of Independent Business-their video on how the healthcare law impacts small businesses.
NFIB 2010 Health Insurance Reform Tax Credit Calculator for Small Business
The National Federation of Independent Business put together a calculator to figure out the small business tax credit as part of the health care bill.
