In a March 28, 2019 decision, a federal judge blocked a Trump Administration rule that would allow formation of Association Health Plans (AHPs). The...
Administration Proposes Increased Health Insurance Options
SAF met with a senior Trump Administration official and discussed the concerns about health care insurance choice and affordability faced by the...
House Ways and Means Committee Approves Multiple Health Care Bills
Last week the House Ways and Means Committee reviewed and approved 11 healthcare related bills which will now make their way to the House floor....
Trump Administration Issues Final Rule Allowing Association Health Plans
The Trump administration has published a rule that allows for expanded association health plans. The plans, known as AHPs, allow small-business...
Association Health Plans Proposed
Following President Trump's executive order in October of 2017 “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States,” the US...
Senate Won’t Vote on Health Care Bill
Senate Republicans announced Tuesday that they won’t vote on the latest effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, effectively killing...
Congress Approves SAF-Supported Legislation to Help Small Businesses
Here’s some good news out of Washington: Last week, the House and Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation that will protect small businesses from...
Predicting Trump’s First 100 Days: Reforms to Taxes, Health Care and Immigration?
In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory, Washington is trying to make sense of a new, unexpected and unpredictable political world. Looking at what...
House Approves SAF-Backed Legislation
A Society of American Florists-backed bill that would allow small businesses to help pay premiums and other out-of-pocket costs associated with...
In Washington, Floral Industry Issues Get Big Play in 2016
When Congress passed a 2,000 plus-page bill in December to fund the federal government through the final nine months of fiscal year 2016, it was a...
Government Extends Affordable Care Act Deadlines
Good news for employers still wrestling with the Affordable Care Act and its implication on business: The federal government has extended the...
At Year’s End, the Floral Industry Sees Results in Washington
Another year, another standstill in Washington, D.C.? Not by a long shot. It may seem like nothing ever gets done in Washington. In their own lives,...
Action on ACA Could Spell Relief for Small-Business Owners
A “minor fix” to the Affordable Care Act that could result in thousands of dollars of savings for some U.S. small businesses is also giving some...