Small Business Health Care Tax Credits, Small Business Health Options Program, Medical Loss Ratio Rebates, Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions ... could federal legislation get any more complicated?

Although implementation of the Affordable Care Act (also called 'Obamacare') will occur in stages, it is the law of the land and different provisions of the ACA apply to businesses of different sizes.

Our next Brainstorm at the Belmont on Friday, Nov. 1 will focus on the Affordable Care Act and how it will affect small and medium-sized businesses.

Affordable Care Act: How does it affect small and mid-sized businesses?
Friday, Nov. 1, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Registration: $25, includes lunch
(West Dallas Chamber members get $10 off when using their "secret" promotion code. Need yours re-sent to to you? Contact board@westdallaschamber.com)
Belmont Hotel, Conference Room
901 Fort Worth Avenue, Dallas

Our guest expert is Dr. Forney W. Fleming, from the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management. An orthopedic surgeon by training, Dr. Fleming created and directs UT Dallas' MS in Healthcare Management Program. His new initiative is to make UT Dallas the go-to center for North Texas small and medium-size businesses looking for help in responding to changes wrought by national healthcare reform legislation.

• Read "Dr. Forney W. Fleming Named to the Dallas Business Journal’s inaugural Who’s Who in Healthcare publication"
• View Dr. Forney's bio

Limited to just 14 participants, our two-hour Brainstorms are casual working lunches designed for interaction and dialogue. Organized by the all-volunteer West Dallas Chamber of Commerce, these business workshops usually sell out days before the event. Please do not wait to register. This will also be our last Brainstorm for 2013.

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