On April 2, Small Business Majority submitted comments in response to a proposed rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which proposes several expansive changes to eligibility and enrollment standards for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Healthcare Insurance Marketplace.
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miércoles, abril 2, 2025 |
miércoles, abril 2, 2025 |
On April 2, 2025, California Director Bianca Blomquist testified to underscore the importance SB 362, a bill introduced by Chair Grayson that would strengthen California’s truth in lending laws by creating a more coherent disclosure framework resulting in small businesses receiving better information as they shop for loans.
lunes, marzo 31, 2025 |
On March 31, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson submitted written testimony in support of HB25-1011. This legislation would ensure that Colorado’s entrepreneurs and workers can continue to access childcare regardless of private equity’s acquisition of their childcare center.
lunes, marzo 31, 2025 |
On March 31, Small Business Majority submitted a response to the House Committee on Financial Services’ request for feedback on several pieces of legislation, including a bill to repeal Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act which requires financial institutions to collect and report data on small business lending. Our response urges the Committee to reconsider any efforts to repeal 1071, emphasizing its critical role in enhancing transparency and competition in small business lending which will expand access to capital for minority- and rural-owned businesses.
viernes, marzo 28, 2025 |
On March 28, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson sent a letter to the Colorado House in support of HB 25-1174. This legislation would establish reimbursement limits for prices paid to certain hospitals through the small group market, resulting in lower healthcare costs for small businesses in Colorado.
viernes, marzo 28, 2025 |
Today, Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash, submitted a letter of support to the Minnesota House Health Finance & Policy Committee on HF 1100, which would keep pharmacies open in Minnesota’s rural and underserved communities through directed pharmacy dispensing payment lifelines. This bill would ensure entrepreneurs in all parts of the state have access to pharmacy services.
martes, marzo 25, 2025 |
Small Business Majority is pleased to support AB 4, which will remove immigration status as a barrier to eligibility to access healthcare coverage within Covered California. This will ensure more small business employees and entrepreneurs are able to access the health coverage they need to fully participate in our state’s economy.
martes, marzo 25, 2025 |
On March 25, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson testified in support of HB25-1295, legislation that would create a reciprocal licensing and permitting system for the operation of food trucks within the jurisdictions of local governments in the state.
martes, marzo 25, 2025 |
On March 25, Small Business Majority Colorado Director Hunter Nelson sent a letter to Senators Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Daugherty, Exum, Michaelsen Jenet and Sullivan urging them to support SB25-157. This legislation would modernize and strengthen Colorado’s consumer protection laws to better safeguard individuals, families and small businesses from fraudulent, deceptive and predatory business practices.
martes, marzo 25, 2025 |
Small Business Majority is pleased to support AB 280 (Aguiar-Curry), which requires provider directories to be accurate, mandates verification of accuracy, and ties existing provider directory requirements to accuracy benchmarks for health plans to serve as an enforcement mechanism. AB 280 streamlines the process of updating and verifying provider information and grants the Departments of Managed Health Care and Insurance the authority to require health plans to use a central utility or utilities. This will ensure small business owners and employees who are
