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.
One controversial issue surrounded by rumor and misinformation is that of government funding of abortion. In the U.S., do taxpayer dollars pay for abortion? A brief look at the history of federal funding of abortion and why, for the past three decades, abortion has not been funded by the government.