Health Care Reform Education and Training

The Michigan Business & Professional Association (MBPA) and the Michigan Food & Beverage Association (MFBA) continue to offer members and the agent community tools and resources to help with navigating health care reform.

• Monthly Health Care Reform Webinars – Covering timely reform content
• Health Care Reform Conferences – A must attend for every business owner
• Small Business Health Care Reform Guide – A valuable tool that summarizes major ACA provisions, examines the impact on Michigan business, explains the insurance exchange concept, and offers suggestions about talking to employees and provides information about important resources.
• Online Health Tax Credit Estimator – A member benefit that helps you calculate whether you are entitled to receive a tax credit as well as its approximate amount.
• Online Employee FTE Calculator – Helps you determine whether you are a “large employer” under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) based on your Full Time Employee (FTE) count.
• Health Care Reform Business Checklist – Will inform you of ACA implications based on your business size.
• Health Care Reform Timeline – This tool will help educate you on the rollout of health care reform.
• Health Care Reform Compliance Tools Web Section – This secured section of our website allows members as well as agents to access the health care reform tools and resources, plus it provides links to articles, white papers, and videos on health care reform.
• Member Health Care Helpline – Members can submit their specific health care reform questions and receive feedback within a quick timeframe (Typically 24 hours).

Sign up today for MBPA’s Metro Detroit Health Care Reform Conference:

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Time: 8:00 am – 1:30 pm

Location: MSU Management Education Center, 811 W. Square Lake Rd., Troy, 48098

For more information or to register for the conference go to www.michbusiness.org

Additional Health Care Reform Resources: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is offering a series of FREE events focused on Health Care Reform for small and large businesses. For more information or to register for a seminar go to www.healthcareseminar.com

• August 6: Lexington Lansing Hotel, Lansing 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
• August 8: Horizons Conference Center, Saginaw Charter Twp. 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• August 13: Courtyard Grand Rapids Downtown, Grand Rapids 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• August 15: MSU Management Education Center, Troy 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• August 20: MSU Management Education Center, Troy 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.