Victoria Finkle
BankThink EditorVictoria Finkle is deputy Washington bureau chief and editor of American Banker's op-ed blog, BankThink.
Victoria Finkle is deputy Washington bureau chief and editor of American Banker's op-ed blog, BankThink.
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.
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.
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.
Even with the Republicans’ failed effort, there may be additional opportunities for relief from ACA requirements in the coming months.
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.
Companies would welcome the elimination of 'costly and time consuming' provisions including the employer mandate, the Cadillac tax and reporting requirements.