GWDC Speaker on 2014 Health Care Reform Requirements

For Immediate Release                                                             Media Contact:            

Greater Waukegan
Development Coalition

Phone: (847) 440-2021

GREATER WAUKEGAN DEVELOPMENT
COALITION SPONSORS SEMINAR:

“HELPING YOU NAVIGATE
HEALTH CARE REFORM”

WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS – The Greater Waukegan
Development Coalition is sponsoring a seminar about the upcoming major
provisions of health care reform.  The
seminar will be held November 19, 2013, 7:15 a.m. at the Saddle Ridge, 200
North Green Bay Road, Waukegan, Illinois.  The seminar will be conducted by Carrie
Espinosa and Tim Walsh.

Major
requirements of health care reform are just around the corner in 2014.  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (PPACA) will include new mandates, taxes and penalties that will affect
many employers.  Whether a sole
proprietor or a small, medium or large business owner, this seminar will help people
understand and navigate the changes ahead.

Provisions
in 2014 include the requirement that all employers with more than 50 full-time
employees are required to offer affordable coverage or pay a fee, subsidies
available that reduce the cost of insurance, policies prohibiting insurance
from imposing pre-existing condition exclusions, the ban of imposing annual
dollar limits on coverage, and the requirement that individual and small group
plans offer essential health benefits. 

The
seminar will address the following topics: health care reform timeline; 2014:
What is Changing; Health Insurance Marketplace; Tax Provisions; and, What You
Will Need to Do Now to Prepare for 2014 and Beyond?

Registration
for the seminar is available by calling (847) 440-2021 or through Constant
Contact at the GWDC website at GreaterWaukegan.org .  Cost to attend is $15 in advance; $20 at
door includes breakfast.

Notes
to Editors – About Carrie Espinosa: Carrie Espinosa is a Benefits Advisor at
Horizon Benefit Services.  Tim Walsh of
Walsh One Consulting is a CPA who helps businesses understand the financial
aspects of their business so they make the best decisions.

The
Greater Waukegan Development Coalition (GWDC) is an independent organization whose
mission is to foster and promote the development of real property throughout
the Greater Waukegan Area.  The Coalition
provides a variety of programs and events, along with helping current and
potential businesses with placement, expansion and retention. 

The
GWDC Speaker Series features monthly topics of concern to area business people.  The December 2013 speaker will be Jean
McDonald of Ace of Sales who is an accomplished business networker and
considered a pioneer in starting and developing businesses.  The January 2014
speaker will be Michael Edgar, President at Design Studio C, Ltd. and founder
of the Greater Waukegan Development Coalition.

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