The cost of health care continues to rise at the fastest rate in our history. According to the Kaiser Family Institute, since 2000 health insurance premiums have increased by 73%. At the same time inflation has increased 14% and wages have climbed 15%. In 2005 alone, employer health insurance premiums increased by 9.2 percent…nearly three times the rate of inflation. Learn about the BizPlan; five year study.
Just because you're a small business doesn't mean that you can't provide health insurance for your employees. Find out about the options and what it means to your bottom line.
Section 105 was enacted in 1954 to legitimize family employment under tax law. But current trends in self-employment in the U.S. have created a pressing need for affordable healthcare solutions for this growing and increasingly important segment of our economy. Read on to see how you can use Section 105 to your 'self-employment' benefit.
Thanks to the Internet, buying a health insurance plan for yourself or your family is simpler than ever before. You'll find lots of valuable information online and hundreds of sites that want to sell you a health insurance plan. But buying health insurance isn't like ordering a book. Purchasing health insurance is a serious endeavor and you'll have to provide some personal information to complete your application. So who can you trust? How can you shop smart? Here are a few tips to keep in mind.
