Healthcare Options for Missouri Small Businesses
This presentation will focus on healthcare resources for small business, and what the healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act, means for small businesses. It will focus on federal provisions to help local small business owners understand how the law will affect them. Topics being discussed include:
<ul><li>The Direct Primary Care Model</li><li>Small business tax credits (available to businesses and tax-exempt non-profits)— who’s eligible for them and how to claim them</li><li>Marketplace updates</li><li>Shared responsibility</li><li>Cost containment</li><li>Tools and resources available for small businesses interested in learning more about the law</li></ul>
A question and answer period will follow.<br><br><b>About the presenters:</b><br>Experts from Small Business Majority, Equality Healthcare, and Bethesda Medical Care will be presenting and will be available for Q&A.<br><br><b>About Small Business Majority:</b><br>Small Business Majority is a national small business advocacy organization, founded and run by small business owners to focus on solving the biggest problems facing America's 28 million small businesses today. We actively engage small business owners to drive smart public policy and get entrepreneurs the resources they need to thrive. We conduct extensive opinion and economic research and work with our rapidly growing network of 45,000+ small business owners across the country to ensure their voices are an integral part of the public policy debate. <br><br><i>Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Tara Horton, Missouri State University SBTDC & MDI, 405 N. Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65806, 417-837-2617. MSU SBTDC is a University of Missouri Extension Partner.<br><br>Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.</i>