Benefits Think ACA compliance: February settled ‘the family’s business’

When President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010, efforts to undermine the law began in earnest. While the media closely followed political and legal efforts to end its existence early, they largely ignored those who sought to make a quick buck off finding a way around the ACA’s various mandates.

In the past five years, I’ve gotten a lot of pitches about products to help employers avoid compliance. “Split the company into multiple parts to get below 50 … ” “Reimburse your employees who buy their own coverage … ” “Offer a limited medical product that covers 100% preventive benefits …” “See, we don’t have to cover in-patient or outpatient services to get to minimum value …”