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Tag Archives: healthcare
American Associations Day 2010 Registration Open
Registration is now open for American Associations Day 2010, the only legislative fly-in for association professionals and leadership volunteers to discuss association issues. On March 23-24, 2010, association executives, staff, and volunteer leaders are encouraged to join their colleagues from … Continue reading
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Tagged American Associations Day, CFPA, hashtag, healthcare
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Senators Float Medicare Buy-In Compromise
In an effort to gain the 60 votes needed for passage, moderate Democratic Senators leaked a potential compromise yesterday that would remove the public option from the Senate health care bill and replace it with a larger Medicare pool. The … Continue reading
Senate Moves Forward with Health Care Debate
For only the fifteenth time since 1861, the Senate was in session on a Sunday. And while over the weekend the number of amendments considered was few, Senate leadership was optimistic that they were close to securing the compromises needed … Continue reading
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Tagged healthcare, Lincoln, Mikulski, public option, Vitter
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Deadline for AAA Awards is Friday
This Friday is the deadline for associations to submit their programs for the ASAE & The Center Associations Advance America (AAA) Awards. Don’t lose out on your opportunity to have your association recognized for the good work it does for … Continue reading
Nonprofit Issues in the Senate Health Care Bill
Amid the over 2,000 pages of the Senate health care bill, there are two nonprofit governance issues contained that should be of note to all associations. While they do not impact association governance, the issues are sure to remain in … Continue reading
Associations on the “Botox” Tax
Within the proposed Senate comprehensive health care legislation, one revenue raiser that was not contained in the House bill is the so-called “Botox tax”, or to some, the “Bo-Tax”. Specifically, the language would impose a 5% tax on all elective … Continue reading
How Associations Help You Have a Safe Thanksgiving
As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday and millions begin to pack their luggage to travel, associations are providing valuable advice and information to ensure that everyone has a safe and less stressful holiday season. Thanksgiving week is considered … Continue reading
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Tagged AAA, AARP, AMA, ATA, healthcare, National Restaurant Association, National Turkey Federation, net neutrality, Thanksgiving
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Senate Votes to Debate Health Care Reform
Saturday night, the Senate voted to proceed on the debate on S. 1796, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Due to Senate rules, a filibustered bill must receive 60 votes for 30 hours of debate to proceed on it, … Continue reading
Summary of Merged Senate Health Care Bill
Updated 1:11 PM: Yesterday evening Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) unveiled his merged comprehensive health care legislation, hours after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) had released its score of the legislation. The CBO scored the legislation as costing $848 … Continue reading
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Tagged healthcare, mandate, navigator, Reid, small employer subsidy
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Associations Respond to Breast Cancer Guidelines
On Monday, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced new guidelines for women and their doctors in screening for breast cancer based on new research in the field of cancer prevention. The announcement was met with surprise, and … Continue reading
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Tagged AAFP, ACOG, ACR, American Cancer Society, breast cancer, healthcare
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