Median Annual Salary. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsâ (BLS) 2016-17 Occupational Outlook Handbook, the median national annual salary for mental health counselors is $42,250. Actual salaries may vary greatly based on specialization within the field, location, years of experience and a variety of other factors.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Tax Provisions. The Affordable Care Act contains comprehensive health insurance reforms and includes tax provisions that affect individuals, families, businesses, insurers, tax-exempt organizations and government entities. These tax provisions contain important changes, including how individuals and families file their taxes.
in addition although the congressional budget office cbo expressed concern that health care costs will remain high even after reform it also determined that the aca will reduce the federal budget deficit by more than $ 100 billion over the first decade and by more than $ 1 trillion between 2020 and 2030