The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) requires employers to report the cost of coverage under an employer-sponsored group health or medical plan. This requirement is now mandatory for sponsors of group health or medical plans, except for certain qualified small employers.
Category: Recent Developments
What The Supreme Court’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Ruling Could Mean For Franchises
Several news stories around the web today discuss the United States Supreme Court’s Ruling on the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and what it could mean for franchised businesses.
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – Summary Of The U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling
The United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of most of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The two key issues before the Court were the constitutionality of (1) the ACA’s “individual mandate,” which requires virtually everyone in the United States to buy health insurance or to pay a penalty for failing to do so, and (2) its requirement that states adopt new standards that would have significantly increased the number of Medicaid-eligible individuals (the so-called “Medicaid expansion”), or face loss of federal Medicaid funding.
International Franchise Association: Supreme Court Ruling Puts Jobs At Franchise Businesses At Risk
In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the International Franchise Association released a statement from its President & CEO, Steve Caldeira about the predicted impact of the Act on franchise businesses nationwide.
Lack Of Incentives Continues To Discourage Film Production In Nevada
A new story in the Las Vegas Review Journal talks about the continued lack of filming incentives in Nevada, which means that Nevada will continue to lose production dollars and jobs to neighboring states like New Mexico.
Best Franchise Times Article Ever (But Then Again, I Am Biased)
Check out April’s edition of Franchise Times magazine for what is arguably one of the greatest profile pieces to ever appear in that periodical (or any other, for that matter). But then again, I am biased because it’s about me.
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