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...

Pass the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act (S. 2795), which would lower the cost of health insurance by providing tax cred...

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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...

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12/03/08
Business First: NFIB Unveils Aggre...

Pass the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act (S. 2795), which would lower the cost of health insurance by providing tax cred...

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10/05/08
NFIB.com - Small Business Group En...

She is also a cosponsor of one of NFIB's legislative priorities, the Small Business Health Options Program Act (SHOP, S. 2795). Today's e...

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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 cove...

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08/17/08
Silver Top Graphics | Microbusines...

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 betwe...

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08/04/08
NFIB Members Share Their Top 5 Sma...

One proposal gaining momentum in the Senate--the SHOP bill (S. 2795)--embodies many of the principles NFIB believes are necessary to help...

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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 confere...

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06/23/08
North Shore Association of Realtor...

H.R. 6210 is a House companion measure to the earlier introduced Senate small business health measure, S. 2795. As proposed, the SHOP con...

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06/22/08
Small Business Health Insurance Le...

Could it be that his plan (S. 2795) makes government bigger regardless of the long-term effect on health insurance rates and choices for ...

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