Tag Archives: HELP
Small Nonprofits Denied Health Care Subsidy
The New York Times brought attention nationally to an issue that has been debated in the nonprofit community for weeks: the idea that the comprehensive health care bill passed would provide financial support for small businesses that provide health insurance … Continue reading
How the HELP Bill Affects Associations
Yesterday, the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed its health care legislation out of committee in a 13-10 vote. This is the first comprehensive health care bill to be passed from committee in this Congress. The major … Continue reading
The Waiting Game on Health Care
Update – A link to the just released House bill can be found here, and a summary of the legislation here. The committee also has guidance documents for employers, on the public plan, and other aspects at the Education & … Continue reading
ASAE Congratulates 2009 Summit Award Winners
Six associations have been selected by ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership’s Associations Advance America (AAA) Committee to receive the 2009 Summit Award – ASAE’s highest honor for associations that implement innovative community-based programs. Part of the AAA Awards … Continue reading
July 2 Health Care Update
1. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scores a modified Health Education Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee health care proposal at $611.4 billion, but the bill would still leave 34 million Americans without insurance. 2. The plan includes a public option … Continue reading
A Public Plan According to Sen. Snowe and HELP
In an interview with the Associated Press, Maine Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) outlined her support for a public plan with a trigger option as a possible compromise to the stalemate over inclusion of a public plan in comprehensive health care … Continue reading
HELP Committee Employer Mandate Details
The “employer mandate” issue is one of the most controversial aspects of comprehensive health care reform, and yesterday the Senate Health Education Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee released two proposals that it sent to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for … Continue reading
The Price Tag on Senate Health Care Reform and How to Pay for It
Over the past 24 hours, a series of events has moved the question of how to pay for health care reform to the forefront of the debate. The following timeline shows how this issue has become the biggest roadblock to … Continue reading
HELP Bill Has Role for Associations
On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee Democrats as well as their House counterparts released the details and language for their respective health care bills. The HELP Committee bill details began to leak last week … Continue reading
HELP Committee Releases Reform Bill Language
Late Friday the staff for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee released their draft language and principles for their health care reform legislation. The language had been hinted in previous weeks, so there were few surprises. The … Continue reading
