July 25, 2013 • 8:00am – 1:30pm Crowne Plaza, Grand Rapids September 24, 2013 • 8:00am – 1:30pm MSU Management Education Center, Troy These conferences are critical for any business or trusted advisor preparing for the immediate rules related to Health Care Reform. Tax penalties, credits, full time employee status and health benefits […]
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By Larry Grudzien Attorney at Law The Obama administration today kicked off the Health Insurance Marketplace education effort with a new, consumer-focused www.HealthCare.gov website and the 24-hours-a-day consumer call center to help Americans prepare for open enrollment and ultimately sign up for private health insurance. The new tools will help Americans understand their choices […]
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Join us for a day of golf, food and fun. Net proceeds from this year’s outing will benefit the scholarship program of the Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation. Last year we provided 82 scholarships! If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s event or participating, please contact: Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation at 586-393-8800. Each Golf Package […]
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By Bonnie Bockniak MBPA Government Relations Beginning in 2014, each state is required to create an exchange (a governmental agency or nonprofit organization, established by the state) to facilitate the sale of qualified health plans (QHPs), including federally administered multistate plans and nonprofit cooperative plans. The law requires HHS to create an exchange in […]
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In a major update, the Obama administration announced on July 2nd, 2013 that it will delay the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate until 2015. This means that businesses with 50 or more employees will not be penalized in 2014 if they do not provide health insurance to workers. Over the next year, the Administration intends […]
The Michigan Business & Professional Association (MBPA) and the Michigan Food & Beverage Association (MFBA) are notifying members that they may want to consider changing their Plan year date and Renewal date as a result of Health Care Reform’s (ACA) provisions on how carriers can rate the small group market. You currently have […]
By Bonnie Bochniak Vice President, Government Relations MBPA/MFBA June 2013 – With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) kick-off date approaching, we want to send along a quick refresher of what changes will be taking place, so you can adequately prepare. Please see below for a snapshot of the 15 conditions that must be adhered […]
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By Don McAnelly, CPA/ABV/CGMA Rehmann June 2013 – Are you starting to at least begin to understand some of the financial or tax ramifications of PPACA? Well if you answered, no…fear not, you are likely in the majority. Below are a few common Question and Answers relative to some of the Act’s aspects that […]
By Kristi R. Gauthier, Esq. Clark Hill PLC June 2013 – The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on the new employer requirement to provide a notice to all employees detailing information regarding health coverage options available through the Health Insurance Marketplace (formerly referred […]
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June 2013 – The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a revised Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax, giving taxpayers a designated space to report the monies collected for payment of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee. The new form was issued in the nick of time, as many businesses (and their health insurance […]
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By Evie Zois Sweeney Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates Senior Lobbyist June 2013 – In what many Lansing insiders are describing as one of the most bipartisan, herculean legislative accomplishments in recent memory, on June 13, 2013, the State House achieved what most naysayers considered impossible; passage of a Medicaid bill that would allow […]
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June 2013 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Treasury, and the Department of Labor (DOL) recently released the final rules on nondiscriminatory employment-based wellness programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The final guidance establishes standards for all grandfathered and non-grandfathered group health plans with plan years beginning on or after […]
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When you write your Blues with sponsored code AL you get enormous value for your clients: MBPA is proud to reach over 150,000 businesses with the vast array of programs, conferences and educational resources provided to the business community. That’s one out of three businesses in Michigan. Health Care Reform Connect™: MBPA’s exclusive tool to […]
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The Michigan Business and Professionals Association boasts a statewide sphere of influence that no other organization of its kind can claim, leveraging a depth of programs and community initiatives that positively impact more than 150,000 businesses.
MBPA’s impact is felt by approximately one out of every three businesses in the state. The employees of these 150,000-plus businesses represent an untold number of additional lives positively affected by the organization’s mission and history of successful business partnership.
Through our organization’s programs, affiliates and sister companies, this translates to hundreds of thousands of professionals and leaders in our statewide business community, effecting transformative change with one collective mission and guiding priority—making your business better.
With over 30 educational workshops and conferences, 100 business programs and the 101 Best and Brightest series of recognition and educational programs, MBPA provides tangible, measurable and demonstrable improvement on business, profitability, employee welfare and economic stability in the state.
MBPA’s reach further touches more than 20,000 individuals in our community, who we have been positively impacted by our substantial and meaningful charity initiatives. These programs notably include Metro Detroit Youth Day, as well as our work with several nonprofit organizations with whom we engage as an organization and as individual citizen partners.
MBPA’s representatives serve on more than 40 community-based boards that share our mission to improve our collective business and societal community.
MBPA also has a direct impact with thousands of individuals in print, broadcast and electronic media, as well as those within state government.
Our depth of business partnerships and breadth of community involvement represent a collective, measurable and positive impact on individuals statewide that, all told, number in the hundreds of thousands—and growing!
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By Tom Nixon LV8 Communications There are still a great many who confuse “branding” with “brand strategy.” When asked to describe a company’s brand, they refer to the logo, or the colors, or the font choice. But one of the most widely recognized and successful brand relaunches had nothing to do with logos, […]
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By Lynn Drake Compass Commercial The most important things to consider when your office lease is about to expire, or when you need some space, are: Know the numbers, Right size the space and Location, location, location. Know the numbers Last year our firm printed a blog that asks the question, “Do you […]
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By Ron Cash Transworld Systems It’s a problem faced by virtually every business: How to deal with customers that pay their bills late, or do not pay at all. Accounts not paid within terms can adversely impact the cash flow of a business. A clearly defined and carefully communicated, yet diplomatic, payment policy may […]
By Joseph J. Serwach Organik Consulting What would you do if a freak electrical surge suddenly ruined the electronic infrastructure of your entire company? Imagine if such a surge fried every computer, your office phone system, your air conditioning and every appliance. One of my closest friends owns a small Detroit-based manufacturing plant […]
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May 2013 – One of the objectives of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to standardize products in the individual and small employer markets through “Metal Levels.” Four metal levels will determine the type of health insurance that can be offered to individuals and small employers: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze. Additionally, the ACA outlines […]
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May 2013 – Beginning January 1, 2014, individuals and employees of small businesses will have access to health care coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Open enrollment of health insurance coverage through the Marketplace begins October 1, 2013. Under the ACA, employers must provide a notice of coverage options to each employee, regardless of plan […]
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Save The Dates For MBPA Health Care Reform Conferences
/in Agent CommunityJuly 25, 2013 • 8:00am – 1:30pm Crowne Plaza, Grand Rapids September 24, 2013 • 8:00am – 1:30pm MSU Management Education Center, Troy These conferences are critical for any business or trusted advisor preparing for the immediate rules related to Health Care Reform. Tax penalties, credits, full time employee status and health benefits […]
The New Look and FocusHealthCare.gov
/in Agent CommunityBy Larry Grudzien Attorney at Law The Obama administration today kicked off the Health Insurance Marketplace education effort with a new, consumer-focused www.HealthCare.gov website and the 24-hours-a-day consumer call center to help Americans prepare for open enrollment and ultimately sign up for private health insurance. The new tools will help Americans understand their choices […]
Come Join Us! Golf For College Scholarships – August 8, 2013 at Links of Novi
/in Agent CommunityJoin us for a day of golf, food and fun. Net proceeds from this year’s outing will benefit the scholarship program of the Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation. Last year we provided 82 scholarships! If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s event or participating, please contact: Michigan Youth Appreciation Foundation at 586-393-8800. Each Golf Package […]
Learn About Exchanges
/in Agent CommunityBy Bonnie Bockniak MBPA Government Relations Beginning in 2014, each state is required to create an exchange (a governmental agency or nonprofit organization, established by the state) to facilitate the sale of qualified health plans (QHPs), including federally administered multistate plans and nonprofit cooperative plans. The law requires HHS to create an exchange in […]
ACA Employer Mandate and Employer Penalties Delayed to 2015
/in Implementation Connection, Political Landscape, Political UpdateIn a major update, the Obama administration announced on July 2nd, 2013 that it will delay the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate until 2015. This means that businesses with 50 or more employees will not be penalized in 2014 if they do not provide health insurance to workers. Over the next year, the Administration intends […]
Consider Changing Your Company’s Renewal Month
/in Business KnowledgeThe Michigan Business & Professional Association (MBPA) and the Michigan Food & Beverage Association (MFBA) are notifying members that they may want to consider changing their Plan year date and Renewal date as a result of Health Care Reform’s (ACA) provisions on how carriers can rate the small group market. You currently have […]
15 ACA Provisions that Take Effect in 2014
/in Implementation Connection, Political Landscape, Political UpdateBy Bonnie Bochniak Vice President, Government Relations MBPA/MFBA June 2013 – With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) kick-off date approaching, we want to send along a quick refresher of what changes will be taking place, so you can adequately prepare. Please see below for a snapshot of the 15 conditions that must be adhered […]
More PPACA Surprise Tax Bills
/in Expert Advice, Health ReformBy Don McAnelly, CPA/ABV/CGMA Rehmann June 2013 – Are you starting to at least begin to understand some of the financial or tax ramifications of PPACA? Well if you answered, no…fear not, you are likely in the majority. Below are a few common Question and Answers relative to some of the Act’s aspects that […]
Get Ready For the New Marketplace Notices This Fall
/in Expert Advice, Health ReformBy Kristi R. Gauthier, Esq. Clark Hill PLC June 2013 – The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued guidance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on the new employer requirement to provide a notice to all employees detailing information regarding health coverage options available through the Health Insurance Marketplace (formerly referred […]
IRS Issues Revised Form 720 for Payment of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Fee Due July 31
/in Expert Advice, Health ReformJune 2013 – The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a revised Form 720, Quarterly Federal Excise Tax, giving taxpayers a designated space to report the monies collected for payment of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee. The new form was issued in the nick of time, as many businesses (and their health insurance […]
Hallmark Medicaid Reform Legislation Passes State House
/in Implementation Connection, Political Landscape, Political UpdateBy Evie Zois Sweeney Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates Senior Lobbyist June 2013 – In what many Lansing insiders are describing as one of the most bipartisan, herculean legislative accomplishments in recent memory, on June 13, 2013, the State House achieved what most naysayers considered impossible; passage of a Medicaid bill that would allow […]
Final Guidance on Employment Based Wellness Programs
/in Implementation Connection, Political Landscape, Political UpdateJune 2013 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Treasury, and the Department of Labor (DOL) recently released the final rules on nondiscriminatory employment-based wellness programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The final guidance establishes standards for all grandfathered and non-grandfathered group health plans with plan years beginning on or after […]
Agents: “Stick with AL and write MBPA”
/in Agent Alert 130610, Agent CommunityWhen you write your Blues with sponsored code AL you get enormous value for your clients: MBPA is proud to reach over 150,000 businesses with the vast array of programs, conferences and educational resources provided to the business community. That’s one out of three businesses in Michigan. Health Care Reform Connect™: MBPA’s exclusive tool to […]
MBPA: The Most Powerful Influence on Business in the State of Michigan
/in Business KnowledgeThe Michigan Business and Professionals Association boasts a statewide sphere of influence that no other organization of its kind can claim, leveraging a depth of programs and community initiatives that positively impact more than 150,000 businesses.
MBPA’s impact is felt by approximately one out of every three businesses in the state. The employees of these 150,000-plus businesses represent an untold number of additional lives positively affected by the organization’s mission and history of successful business partnership.
Through our organization’s programs, affiliates and sister companies, this translates to hundreds of thousands of professionals and leaders in our statewide business community, effecting transformative change with one collective mission and guiding priority—making your business better.
With over 30 educational workshops and conferences, 100 business programs and the 101 Best and Brightest series of recognition and educational programs, MBPA provides tangible, measurable and demonstrable improvement on business, profitability, employee welfare and economic stability in the state.
MBPA’s reach further touches more than 20,000 individuals in our community, who we have been positively impacted by our substantial and meaningful charity initiatives. These programs notably include Metro Detroit Youth Day, as well as our work with several nonprofit organizations with whom we engage as an organization and as individual citizen partners.
MBPA’s representatives serve on more than 40 community-based boards that share our mission to improve our collective business and societal community.
MBPA also has a direct impact with thousands of individuals in print, broadcast and electronic media, as well as those within state government.
Our depth of business partnerships and breadth of community involvement represent a collective, measurable and positive impact on individuals statewide that, all told, number in the hundreds of thousands—and growing!
Your Logo is Not Your Brand
/in Business KnowledgeBy Tom Nixon LV8 Communications There are still a great many who confuse “branding” with “brand strategy.” When asked to describe a company’s brand, they refer to the logo, or the colors, or the font choice. But one of the most widely recognized and successful brand relaunches had nothing to do with logos, […]
Top Three Things To Consider If Your Firm Leases Office Space
/in Business KnowledgeBy Lynn Drake Compass Commercial The most important things to consider when your office lease is about to expire, or when you need some space, are: Know the numbers, Right size the space and Location, location, location. Know the numbers Last year our firm printed a blog that asks the question, “Do you […]
Top 10 Ways to Improve Collections
/in Business KnowledgeBy Ron Cash Transworld Systems It’s a problem faced by virtually every business: How to deal with customers that pay their bills late, or do not pay at all. Accounts not paid within terms can adversely impact the cash flow of a business. A clearly defined and carefully communicated, yet diplomatic, payment policy may […]
10 Ways iPads and Smart Phones Are Like the Ford Model T
/in Business KnowledgeBy Joseph J. Serwach Organik Consulting What would you do if a freak electrical surge suddenly ruined the electronic infrastructure of your entire company? Imagine if such a surge fried every computer, your office phone system, your air conditioning and every appliance. One of my closest friends owns a small Detroit-based manufacturing plant […]
Understanding Standardized Health Care Products Under the Affordable Care Act
/in Expert Advice, Health ReformMay 2013 – One of the objectives of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to standardize products in the individual and small employer markets through “Metal Levels.” Four metal levels will determine the type of health insurance that can be offered to individuals and small employers: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze. Additionally, the ACA outlines […]
U.S. Department of Labor Provides Guidance on the Notice to Employees of Coverage Options under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
/in Expert Advice, Health ReformMay 2013 – Beginning January 1, 2014, individuals and employees of small businesses will have access to health care coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Open enrollment of health insurance coverage through the Marketplace begins October 1, 2013. Under the ACA, employers must provide a notice of coverage options to each employee, regardless of plan […]