What's New
Voices on NHPR’s The Exchange: Assessing the Affordable Care Act
NHPR's The Exchange recently hosted a show entitled "Assessing the Affordable Care Act" with guests Lisa Kaplan Howe, Policy Director of NH Voices for Health, Marilyn Serafini, the Robin Toner Distinguished Fellow and special correspondent at Kaiser Health News, and Charlie Arlinghaus, President of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy. The program took a “look at the law, its progress, its problems, and its prospects, as well as how the political climate affects the debate."
Listen to an audio archive of the program here: http://nhpr.org/post/assessing-affordable-care-act.
Your Bottom Line this Tax Season: What the Health Care Tax Credit Means For New Hampshire Small Businesses
As New Hampshire small businesses get ready for another tax season, Small Business Majority, NH Voices for Health and Know Your Care are teaming up to offer a webinar focused on a new tax benefit for businesses offering health insurance. The small business health care tax credit was enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act, and this will be the second year both for-profit and tax-exempt businesses can take advantage of it. The webinar will be offered on Tuesday, January 31st from 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Click here for more information and to RSVP.
Families USA Report “The Bottom Line on Health Reform: More Cash on Hand for New Hampshire Families”
When fully implemented, the new health law will do much more for New Hampshire’s families than put the brakes on 20 years of insurance premium hikes. It will actually put money in their pockets—an average in 2019 of $2,430 for New Hampshire households earning less than $100,000 a year according to a new report by Families USA.
The report finds that, for families who had coverage before reform, households with income under $30,000 will pay $1,039 less in premiums; households with income between $30,000 and $50,000 will pay $994 less in premiums; and households with income between $50,000 and $100,000 will pay $878 less in premiums. Even more significant savings anticipated for families who were uninsured before reform. Click here for a Nashua Telegraph article about it, or download the full NH report at Families USA.
Speaker’s Bureau
NH Voices for Health and its network partners can provide speakers for your upcoming event, depending on the time and location. Topics include "The New Health Law: What It Means for You" and "Advocacy 101: Pushing for Strong Health Policy in New Hampshire and Beyond" among others. Presentation times range from panel discussions to educational forums to keynote speeches. Small businesses, in particular, will benefit from the new health law and a special track helps educate employers and owners on what improvements to expect and when.
Request a speaker for your upcoming event.
Resources
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services : The new health law provides many opportunities for families and small businesses in New Hampshire. In addition to the fact sheets and information on our website, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has a full range of information available by state, constituency and implementation timeline. For further information, visit http://www.healthcare.gov/.
State Government : Want to learn more about state health policy? In addition to the resources on the Voices website, you can visit the NH General Court website. There you can find information about bills from the past legislative session, voting records of your state legislators, and the key committees who impact health policy in our state. You can visit the General Court website at http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/.
