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Surveys show that many Americans are confused about Obamacare, and recent examples suggest that the media may be contributing to the confusion, at least with regard to the smoker 50% surcharge provisions of the Affordable Care Act [ACA] - Expert

TTP Labtech, leading provider of liquid handling automation for crystallography, will be exhibiting at the American Crystallographic Association from 28 July to 1 August.

Patterned after Knowledge Mosaic's popular Dodd-Frank Tracker, the Affordable Care Act Rulemaking Tracker helps those who need to stay abreast of new healthcare rules.

Key Capitol Hill Lawmaker At Center Of Telecom Debate To Update Hundreds Of American Cable Association Members On The Year Ahead In Communications Policymaking

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement regarding the Jan. 10 release of the Federal Communications Commission's Emergency Alert System, Fifth Report and Order:

American Cable Association Says Sunlight Needed To Expose Broadcasters’ Private Price-Fixing Schemes

American Cable Association President & CEO Matthew M. Polka, responding to a Dec. 21, 2011 letter filed with the Federal Communications Commission by the "Coalition of Smaller Market Television Stations," issued the following statement:

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement in response to the introduction of major communications reform legislation by U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.)

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement on news the NFL will receive an estimated 60% increase in annual television fees under new 9-year deals worth $27 billion combined with CBS, NBC, and FOX.

American Cable Association Fears Cost Burdens Of Related FCC Mandates Would Make Encryption Less Attractive For Small Operators

ACA President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the statement below following the Federal Communications Commission's vote today to implement provisions of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act or CALM Act.

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued a statement on news that Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps is stepping down on or before Jan. 1, 2012, after a decade of public service at the regulatory agency:

American Cable Association Says FCC Plan Would Promote Efficiencies Beneficial To Operators And Consumers Without Endangering Cable Service Compatibility

American Cable Association Says Congress In 1992 Cable Act Sought To Curb Misconduct Only By Operators With Financial Ties To Programmers

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued a statement in response to an FCC staff ruling regarding Raycom Media's control of three Honolulu TV stations pursuant to a Shared Services Agreement with MCG Capital

ACA blasts deal allowing Raycom Media to control three local stations in Tucson, including top-rated CBS and Fox stations, even though FCC rules generally ban formal cross ownership among the four highest-rated stations in a market.

ACA's Polka says the Federal Communications Commission's vote to reform the Universal Service Fund sets the stage for the agency's direct support of broadband service in high cost areas for the first time in history

American Cable Association Says IP Cable Services Not Distributed Over The Internet Are Already Covered By Existing FCC Closed Captioning Rules

Contact: Ted Hearn (202) 713-0826 or thearn@americancable.org

goHRA Loyalty Program Rewards Health Insurance Agents With Direct/Referral Commissions, Leads

Collection Agency Staff Raises Money For ACA International Education Foundation

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UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and University Conference Services announce Atlanta Conference, April 28 – May 1, 2013, for benefit plan managers.

ACA is concerned about the guidelines of HHS that allows states to choose their own benchmark plan.

Smoking “rots the brain,” and "smoking doesn't just age your lungs, it damages your brain too," according to a major new study which showed that smoking for even a few years can cause a significant decline in cognitive functions.

Surveys show that many Americans are confused about Obamacare, and recent examples suggest that the media may be contributing to the confusion, at least with regard to the smoker 50% surcharge provisions of the Affordable Care Act [ACA] - Expert

National Primary Care Week, a project of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) begins this week and is aimed at raising awareness of the need for primary care physicians and their impact on underserved populations.

"60% of Firms to Kill Health Insurance, Charge More under Obamacare," says a headline designed to dramatize the impact the Affordable Care Act [ACA] may have on small business owners -- but there's an alternative even for small business owners

Corporate Counsel, a legal publication, has warned that the Affordable Care Act [ACA] sanctions charging smokers 50% more for health insurance than nonsmokers, and that some corporations are going further and declining to hire smokers at all.

More companies are moving to charge smokers up to 50% more for health insurance under the ACA, even if the employers can't afford the expense of having a qualified "wellness program" as they must with regard to other health factors such as obesity.

TTP Labtech, leading provider of liquid handling automation for crystallography, will be exhibiting at the American Crystallographic Association from 28 July to 1 August.

The House of Representatives offers no alternative to provide care for uninsured patients.

In response to last month’s historic ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the Anderson Center for Autism has released an important statement to explain the effects on the community they serve.

On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, including the portion dealing with the individual mandate to purchase health insurance.

Patterned after Knowledge Mosaic's popular Dodd-Frank Tracker, the Affordable Care Act Rulemaking Tracker helps those who need to stay abreast of new healthcare rules.

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement on news that the Media Access Project (MAP) is planning to conclude operations on May 1:

ACA President & CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement on the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) initiating a review of the exclusive contract prohibition and other restrictions contained within the cable program access rules:

DoctorDAS, a new bundled health care delivery product from EquityHealth LLC, is a D.A.S. or Direct Access Service model. This payment model changes the way providers get paid, and the reasons why.

Key Capitol Hill Lawmaker At Center Of Telecom Debate To Update Hundreds Of American Cable Association Members On The Year Ahead In Communications Policymaking

The American Cable Association announced broad but qualified support for Federal Communications Commission policies and initiatives designed to promote broadband deployment in the most costly and geographically remote regions of the country

The American Cable Association supports public disclosure of any agreement, including Shared Services Agreements, that allow separately owned TV stations in the same local market to coordinate their retransmission consent talks with pay-TV providers

American Cable Association Says Congress Intended To Apply Law Only To Vertically Integrated MVPDs,

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement regarding the Jan. 10 release of the Federal Communications Commission's Emergency Alert System, Fifth Report and Order:

American Cable Association Says Sunlight Needed To Expose Broadcasters’ Private Price-Fixing Schemes

American Cable Association President & CEO Matthew M. Polka, responding to a Dec. 21, 2011 letter filed with the Federal Communications Commission by the "Coalition of Smaller Market Television Stations," issued the following statement:

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement in response to the introduction of major communications reform legislation by U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.)

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the following statement on news the NFL will receive an estimated 60% increase in annual television fees under new 9-year deals worth $27 billion combined with CBS, NBC, and FOX.

American Cable Association Fears Cost Burdens Of Related FCC Mandates Would Make Encryption Less Attractive For Small Operators

ACA President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued the statement below following the Federal Communications Commission's vote today to implement provisions of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act or CALM Act.

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued a statement on news that Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps is stepping down on or before Jan. 1, 2012, after a decade of public service at the regulatory agency:

American Cable Association Says FCC Plan Would Promote Efficiencies Beneficial To Operators And Consumers Without Endangering Cable Service Compatibility

American Cable Association Says Congress In 1992 Cable Act Sought To Curb Misconduct Only By Operators With Financial Ties To Programmers

American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued a statement in response to an FCC staff ruling regarding Raycom Media's control of three Honolulu TV stations pursuant to a Shared Services Agreement with MCG Capital

ACA blasts deal allowing Raycom Media to control three local stations in Tucson, including top-rated CBS and Fox stations, even though FCC rules generally ban formal cross ownership among the four highest-rated stations in a market.

ACA's Polka says the Federal Communications Commission's vote to reform the Universal Service Fund sets the stage for the agency's direct support of broadband service in high cost areas for the first time in history

American Cable Association Says IP Cable Services Not Distributed Over The Internet Are Already Covered By Existing FCC Closed Captioning Rules

San Diego, CA – Oct 17th, 2011 – ChiroTouch™ today announced that it has joined the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) as a corporate member.

Six weeks are a long time for consumers to be disconnected from what broadcasters, like LIN TV, call ‘free TV.’ LIN TV just proved that retransmission consent harms consumers. The retransmission consent rules need to be updated very soon

Contact: Ted Hearn (202) 713-0826 or thearn@americancable.org

The American Cable Association applauded the Federal Communications Commission for postponing until June 30, 2012 the deadline for cable operator compliance with the Emergency Alert System's (EAS) new Common Alert Protocol (CAP) technology.

goHRA Loyalty Program Rewards Health Insurance Agents With Direct/Referral Commissions, Leads

Access to competitively significant regional sports networks on fair terms is essential to the promotion of robust competition among multichannel video programming distributors, American Cable Association says

The American Cable Association says the pay-TV business model is broken because ESPN forces pay-TV providers to carry the expensive channel on the most basic programming tier, with no opt-out option for non-sports fans

ACA responds to LIN TV's blackout against Mediacom cable subscribers. Stations involved include WALA-WFNA, Mobile-Pensacola; WOOD-WOTV, Grand Rapids; WANE, Ft. Wayne, WLUK, Green Bay; and WTHI Terre Haute and WLFI, Lafayette, Ind.

Chernoff Diamond & Co., LLC is delivering a one hour live and interactive webinar focused on Same-Gender Marriage and the Impact on Company Sponsored Health Plans, on September 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM. Register at www.chernoffdiamond.com/rsvp.

Computime staff will display electronic signature pads at the ACA's 141st Congress. They will be on hand to answer questions and give demonstrations of Topaz System's eSignature pads which capture signatures electronically on forms and documents.

Proleva announces a campaign to help consumers improve the functionality of vital organs for less than a dollar fifty per day.

ICAEW advanced stage results out today and for those that passed it is a time to celebrate. You are free from studies and there is a world of opportunities ahead. You owe it to yourself to talk to a specialist about the options for your career.

DAT Consultancy has become associate partner of ACA International, the International Association for Credit and Collection Professionals. By joining the association, DAT Consultancy is adhering to a stringent ethical code in debt collection.

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