Archive for December, 2011

President Obama signs a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut

Friday, December 23, 2011, President Obama signed a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut memorialized in a bill passed by both the House and the Senate.  House Republicans had rejected a similar bill earlier in the week,


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House rejects 2-month payroll tax cut

Today, the House rejected legislation to extend a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for two months.


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Senate Approves Two-Month Extension of Payroll-Tax Break

This morning, the U.S. Senate approved, in an 89-10 vote, a two-month extension of the payroll-tax break and federal unemployment insurance.


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Essential Health Benefits: HHS Informational Bulletin

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin on essential health benefits. States would have the flexibility to select a benchmark plan that reflects the scope of services offered by a “typical employer plan.”


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