Colleen McGuire

2023 Communicating for America (CA) Annual Meeting of members was held in Edina, Minn. on Friday, September 29 at 9:00 a.m. CT. All members of CA were invited to attend. Call CA at (800) 432-3276 to learn more.

Today the CA Foundation announced it has paid off over $3.3 million in medical debt of over 3,700 Minnesotans through RIP Medical Debt. Read the full release here. As of 2022, about 2% of Minnesotans had medical debt in collections, and the disparity for those of color was double. Jeff Smedsrud, managing director of the CA

CA recently conducted a survey with the general public and association members regarding their attitudes toward medical debt and how medical debt affects their finances and daily living. To read a summary of the survey’s findings, click here.

CA recently participated in a Family Business Coalition effort asking the House Ways and Means Committee to re-think taxation for unrealized capital gains at death–a “double death tax”—as an unworkable policy for family businesses. “ Taxing phantom gains in any form, whether through unrealized gains at death or through the recently released mark-to-market approach has

Recently, the Council for Affordable Health Coverage, of which Communicating for America is a member, sent a letter to Congressional leadership opposing binding arbitration for Medicare drugs. The collection of companies who supported the letter oppose arbitration as a means to address rising medical and drug costs because it will unnecessarily increase complexity and spending,

Thousands of farmers across the U.S. are banking on mobile technology to help them compare and purchase seed and chemicals at the best rate for planting season through Farmers Business Network, a young agricultural startup with a simple concept – sharing information. The seed and chemical industries are run by a handful of big-name corporations,

As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and immigration reform continue to be hotly debated in Congress, Communicating for America continues to work with legislators of both parties to ensure  the voices of America’s small businesses and the self-employed are heard in our nation’s capital. Click here to take our survey.

Join CA, the Council for Affordable Health Coverage and the National Association of Manufacturers on May 1 for this Complimentary Webinar Series on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Tax impact on Consumers & Employers Click here to register ACA University is an ongoing webinar series on the Affordable Care Act’s most notable reforms and their effects

Communicating for America’s legislative team recently met with more than 50 House and Senate offices in Washington, DC to relay the results of the most recent CA Member survey. CA met directly with both Democrats and Republicans, advocating commonsense solutions that include giving consumers more affordable health coverage options under the ACA, and supporting bipartisan