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Georgetown University and Urban Institute Researchers Release State-by-State Analysis on How the Affordable Care Act Will Create Opportunities for More Entrepreneurs
Washington, D.C (PRWEB) June 04, 2013
A team of nationally recognized researchers estimate that the number of self-employed entrepreneurs will be 1.5 million higher in 2014 because of the new health insurance options created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsored report was coauthored by Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms and the Urban Institute.
“Far too many people have had their dream of launching their own business delayed or denied because they couldn’t afford to give up the security of good health insurance,” said Sabrina Corlette, co-author of the report and director of the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms. “That’s all about to change when the Affordable Care Act starts offering high-quality health insurance options that aren’t tied to employment.”
The researchers found the impact of the ACA on entrepreneurship will vary state by state, depending on the insurance market reforms states may already have in place. For example, they estimate an increase of 124,000 newly self-employed in Texas, 72,000 in Florida, 67,000 in Ohio and 60,000 in Pennsylvania because the ACA’s reforms will improve individual’s access to high quality health insurance that isn’t tied to their jobs. Massachusetts, however, will see no measurable change because many of the ACA’s reforms are already in place.
Provisions of the new health law that may encourage more people to start their own business include:
No applicant can be turned down because of a preexisting condition.
Individuals cannot be charged higher premiums because of their health status.
Insurers must offer plans with a comprehensive set of essential health benefits.
Tax credits to help low- or moderate- individuals and families will reduce premium costs.
Medicaid expansion, in some states, will provide coverage for those with the lowest incomes.
The research was funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and published by the Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) and the Urban Institute. CHIR is composed of a team of nationally recognized experts on private health insurance and health reform. For more on the center’s work, please see our website and blog.
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Food Connex Makes School Lunches A lot more Affordable for Students and Far more Lucrative for Distributors and Processors
Furlong, PA (PRWEB) September 03, 2011
The USDA commodity plan assists schools in delivering wholesome and reasonably priced food to students. Integrated Management Solutions, Inc. and K12 Services, Inc. are working together to make food manufacturers and distributors much more effective by eliminating non-worth added expenses from K-12 school foodservice. Recently Integrated’s Food Connex product was recognized with K12 Certification an excerpt of the commendation is shown below.
K12 Services Inc. wishes to notify Integrated Management Solutions that as of this date your commodity data tracking and reporting systems, Food Connex, meets the specifications established to:
set up and preserve manufacturer and commodity certain allocations in dollars or pounds of USDA commodities.
set up and maintain approved product codes and discount values (PTV) by manufacturer (7 CFR 250).
debit the correct client/commodity account when an eligible recipient agency purchases an approved product.
apply accurate commodity discounts to eligible recipient agencies and display the discounts on client invoices as approved by the State Agency.
stop commodity discounts from getting applied when insufficient allocation balances are obtainable.
transmit all eligible USDA commodity sales data via flat file on a regular and timely basis.
The IS/IT team at K12 Services, Inc. complements your developers on meeting the specifications listed above.
“This is a significant benefit to the students, schools, distributors and manufacturers.” stated Integrated’s President Paul Hernandez-Cuebas. “By removing overhead from the supply chain we allow the companies to operate far more profitably while the students and schools get access to affordable high high quality food.”
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