S.2795 - Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. as introduced.
  • Short: Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: SHOP Act as introduced.

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01/01/09
NFIB.com - Small Business Looks at 2009

Pass the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act (S. 2795), which would lower the cost of health insurance by providing tax credits, market pooling, ratings reforms and administrative cost savings. ...

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12/05/08
Blogs Expansión.com

Фл.) внес законопроект S. 2795 под тем же названием и того же содержания, что и H.R. 529

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12/03/08
Business First: NFIB Unveils Aggressive, Pro-Growth Agenda for ...

Pass the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act (S. 2795), which would lower the cost of health insurance by providing tax credits, market pooling, ratings reforms and administrative cost savings. ...

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10/05/08
NFIB.com - Small Business Group Endorses Collins for Senate

She is also a cosponsor of one of NFIB's legislative priorities, the Small Business Health Options Program Act (SHOP, S. 2795). Today's endorsement puts the considerable grassroots support of the state's small businesses behind the ...

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10/02/08
Voting for Healthcare

The Shop Act (S. 2795 and H.R. 6210) utilizes a pooling approach and adds a tax credit to help reduce the overall cost of healthcare coverage for small businesses. It would also offer states incentives to create their own purchasing ...

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08/17/08
Silver Top Graphics | Microbusiness News Briefs

Some of them, like the SHOP Act (S. 2795, H.R. 5918), attempt to do both. The bill is the product of intense bipartisan negotiation between Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senators Blanche Lincoln (D-AK), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), ...

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08/04/08
NFIB Members Share Their Top 5 Small Business Election Priorities

One proposal gaining momentum in the Senate--the SHOP bill (S. 2795)--embodies many of the principles NFIB believes are necessary to help small business owners find and afford healthcare. During the 2008 Summit, a House companion bill ...

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07/29/08
7500 tax credit

as they introduced S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). President-elect Charles McMillan spoke at the press conference where the legislation was introduced to offer NAR's support.

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06/23/08
North Shore Association of Realtors® Blog: NAR Joins Senators to ...

H.R. 6210 is a House companion measure to the earlier introduced Senate small business health measure, S. 2795. As proposed, the SHOP concept would offer tax incentives to encourage states to reform small group insurance markets and to ...

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06/22/08
Small Business Health Insurance Legislation : Government ...

Could it be that his plan (S. 2795) makes government bigger regardless of the long-term effect on health insurance rates and choices for small businesses? Looking down the road a way, if seniors are all already on federal health ...

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05/08/08
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5918, The SHOP Act

The SHOP Act (S. 2795). See Bills on the Same Subject: Business, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Finance, Governmental investigations, Health insurance, Health policy, Income tax, ...

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04/30/08
Illinois Association of Realtors – April 29, 2008

... (FHA) single-family program; Strengthen the safety and soundness of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; Reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program; Secure cosponsors for S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)

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04/28/08
H.R. 5918: SHOP Act (GovTrack.us)

This bill is identical to S. 2795 (Status: Introduced). Question & Answer. Have a question about this bill? Submit a short fact-oriented question and see if it will be answered by other visitors. (If you have a general question about ...

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04/28/08
NAR Joins Senators to Introduce the Small Business Health Options ...

as they introduced S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). President-elect Charles McMillan spoke at the press conference where the legislation was introduced to offer NAR’s support. As proposed, SHOP would offer tax ...

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04/23/08
REALTORS® Return to Capitol Hill

Secure cosponsors for S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). Whether or not you will be traveling to Washington, DC your voice is needed to promote our goals. Real estate ownership and investment have historically ...

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04/20/08
New Health Care Legislation Targets Small Business

A different approach is offered in S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options (SHOP) Act of 2008, takes a slight different approach. Introduced by Sens. Durbin (D-IL), Snowe (R-ME), Lincoln (D-AR), and Coleman (R-MN), the SHOP Act would ...

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04/13/08
NAR Joins Senators to Introduce the Small Business Health Options ...

as they introduced S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). President-elect Charles McMillan spoke at the press conference where the legislation was introduced to offer NAR’s support. As proposed, SHOP would offer tax ...

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