Leaders of the largest lobby for small businesses are crying foul over a little-known IRS rule that they say will impose crippling penalties on the employers who can least afford a big fee hike.
As health care costs have risen at a rate far outpacing inflation and overall economic growth, states are having trouble containing the costs of Medicaid.
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