Victoria Finkle
BankThink EditorVictoria Finkle is deputy Washington bureau chief and editor of American Banker's op-ed blog, BankThink.
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Putting the president’s recommendations into practice will likely take time and association plans come with the potential for abuse.October 13 -
Repealing or delaying the Cadillac tax remains the top legislative priority for many employer organizations.September 28
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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.September 22
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Strategies include moving to high-deductible health plans and making tradeoffs across benefits packages.September 20
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Rolling back ACA taxes, improving HSAs and modifying the definition of full-time work are among the biggest legislative priorities for organizations this fall.September 17
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Trouble on the ACA exchanges could result in a significant shift of costs to firms of all sizes, experts warn.August 23
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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.August 10
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Elimination of the Cadillac tax and the employer mandate could be on the table, but so too could be the tax exclusion on employer-based health plans.August 1
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Even with the Republicans’ failed effort, there may be additional opportunities for relief from ACA requirements in the coming months.July 18
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The latest legislation retains a number of pro-business aspects from the earlier draft, including a delay of the Cadillac tax, removal of employer mandate penalties and expanding and enhancing HSAs.July 16
