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Obamacare's Impact on Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

Small Business Labs

This increase is clearly due to Obamacare, which took effect in 2014. Treasury study that shows in 2014 1 in 5 ACA marketplace consumers was a small business owner or self-employed.  In particular rising co-pays and deductibles are resulting in many not getting medical treatment due to high out of pocket costs.

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Fidelity on Leading Sectors for Innovation

Small Business Labs

.  Leading Sectors for Innovation from Fidelity Investments looks at innovations in health care/medical devices, media and entertainment and information technology.    The medical innovation areas covered include genomics, biotech pharmaceuticals and digital health records.   

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Dr. Rajinder Atwal Medical Director, CEO, Founder, Family Physician, M.D., She is the founder, CEO and medical director of Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice, which serves marginalized communities. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry. While serving in the U.S.

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4 Reasons you Should Continue Providing your Employees Health Insurance

Small Business CEO

As some of the Obama administration’s health care reform legislation goes into effect in 2014, many businesses are left wondering what they should do about their employee’s health insurance coverage. No matter the size of your company, by 2014 you really don’t have to offer health insurance.

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Top Seven Open Enrollment Tips for Small Businesses

Small Business CEO

With open enrollment season officially underway, many small businesses, as well as their employees, are wrestling with the rising cost of health insurance. Here are seven cost-cutting open enrollment tips for small businesses: 1. The good news: there are many ways for small businesses to mitigate those increases.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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He started with his wife, Dawn, and has been doing it alone since her death in 2014. Low on traditional options, Leeuw discovered Neuroworx , a low-cost therapy center in Utah founded by a former quadriplegic, that allowed him to recuperate at his own pace for a tiny fraction of what traditional care would have cost.

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How to Become a Certified Coach

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My 2014 was chaos. 2014 plus the rest of life’s traumas has made me a great coachee, but also a formidable coach. They often have specialized and sometimes medical training on diagnosable mental health issues. To become a “professional certified coach” will cost $7,700 and take a year or two.

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