Victoria Finkle

Putting the president’s recommendations into practice will likely take time and association plans come with the potential for abuse.

Repealing or delaying the Cadillac tax remains the top legislative priority for many employer organizations.

Repealing or delaying the Cadillac tax remains the top legislative priority for many employer organizations.

The Graham-Cassidy bill removes employer-mandate penalties, maintains the Cadillac tax and includes HSA reforms.

Senator John McCain said Friday he wouldn’t support the Graham-Cassidy proposal. The measure, however, includes much that employer groups like, including removal of employer-mandate penalties and HSA reforms.

Strategies include moving to high-deductible health plans and making tradeoffs across benefits packages.

Rolling back ACA taxes, improving HSAs and modifying the definition of full-time work are among the biggest legislative priorities for organizations this fall.

Trouble on the ACA exchanges could result in a significant shift of costs to firms of all sizes, experts warn.

The bipartisan plan could provide relief to small and medium-sized businesses with respect to the employer mandate, but does little to reduce headaches of larger firms.

The bipartisan plan could provide relief to small and medium-sized businesses with respect to the employer mandate, but does little to reduce headaches of larger firms.