Recent CA news - 2011

CA to Congress and HHS: PCIP High Risk Pool waiting period needs to be shortened or eliminated

Congressional Super Committee Must Complete Its Job by Nov. 23 Deadline!

CA Participates in US Chamber of Commerce and Coalition for Affordable Health Coverage Symposium:
Controlling Costs: The Price of Good Health

2011 CA Member Host Harvest Reports

CA Foundation helps three Minnesota nursing students achieve their dreams

Read Wayne's response to the recent flooding of farmland in southern Missouri and Illinois

CA President responds to raising the debt ceiling

CA Supports Push for Estate Tax Relief for Family Farms and Businesses

CA-Supported 1099 Mandate Repeal Signed Into Law

CA Board Member Roger Gussiaas featured in January's Successful Farming article, "Expanding by Export"

Featured News Feb. 22, 2011: CA Foundation helps three Minnesota nursing students achieve their dreams

New spring article from CA President

January Green Grower magazine features CA Education Program in an editorial, "Supplementing the H-2A Program: Find an Alternative…"

Letter of Support for Alliance

CA urges HHS to include association group insurance in exchanges

CA President Briefs Congressional Staffers on High-Risk Pools

CA to HHS: New medical loss ratios may lead to less consumer choice

CA offers bipartisan changes to healthcare reform

CA Annual Meeting March 11 in Bloomington, Minn.

CA Foundation awarded USDA Beginning Farmer Development Grant

USDA Press release announces award recipients

CA urges HHS to include association group insurance in exchanges

CA pushes for full funding to improve risk-pool access

CA Board Member Addresses National Immigration Reform Summit

CA President Briefs Congressional Staffers on High-Risk Pools

A message from Communicating for America’s president, Wayne Nelson

News archives

Click on the headlines below to read CA press releases and letters regarding the issues important to our members.

2010

CA President to Participate in Congressional Briefing on High-Risk Pools

CA offers support for Self-Employment Tax Deduction

High-risk pools begin in some states

CA works to ensure health reform strengthens care in rural America

CA member host farms: J-1 visa program is a benefit to American agriculture

CA Foundation establishes the Justin Woldahl Memorial Scholarship program

Do you qualify for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit?

IRS Issues guidance to Small Business Health Care Tax Credit

Small Business Tax Credit Rules Issued

CA immigration opinion piece featured in AgWeek

CA to HHS: New medical loss ratios may lead to less consumer choice

New small business health care tax credit

SURVEY: Members support association group insurance in exchanges

Immigration Reform and American Agriculture

CA addresses health reform at NAIC conference

Seblius Addresses Governors on Risk Pools

CAEP J-1 visa program offers reliable, legal labor source

House Passes health care reform

Health reform that takes effect immediately

Compare health reform proposals, including reconciliation language

CBO: Health package costs $940 billion, will reduce deficit

CBO releases health bill analysis—Reconciliation Act of 2010

What's in, what's out for final health reform push

CA stresses importance of Association Group Insurance to lawmakers

White house releases new healthcare proposal

Sides remain polarized following health summit

How health reform would affect the uninsured

CAEP offers workers assistance under the H Visa program.

CA to lawmakers: Include association health plans in health bill.

2009

Health reform debate heats up

CA president congratulates Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

CA urges Senate Finance Committee to achieve meaningful health care reform

Health care reform and rural America

CA finds members prefer co-op health plan and tax equity

CA president supports provisions in The Healthy Americans Act

USDA releases new loan assistance program for struggling industry

CA founder, chairman supports co-op health plan

Schierer comments on paying for health care reform

CA founder, chairman supports co-op health plan

Survey shows CA members strongly support proposed AgJOBS legislation

Program provides up to $35,000 to suffering small businesses

CA board member Roger Gussiaas turns small N.D. family farm into international exporter

A letter sent to Senator Lincoln (D) from Arkansas and Senator Kyl (R) of Arizona who are sponsors of an amendment to the Budget Resolution that essentially freezes the estate tax at the 2009 level.

CA President applauds congress for appropriating $75 million in 2009 for state high-risk pools CA writes letter to Wyoming governor to support beginning farmer loan program.

2008

Almost 100 percent of CA members surveyed support hiring of legal foreign workers for agricultural jobs

CA president applauds President Bush for including funding for state high-risk health insurance pools

2007

CA program receives DOL certification for apprentice program for wine cellar workers

CA-supported improvements in the Aggie Bond program incorporated in the Farm Bill to help beginning farmers

Comments on proposed rule RIN 1205-AB55