The wait is over as the Supreme Court today upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, paving the way for employers to continue meeting the legislation’s provisions that come into effect this year and beyond.
From a communications standpoint, this is the easiest verdict for employers to deal with, says Jen Benz, chief strategist and founder of Benz Communications in San Francisco. “This will be all over the media. I don’t think employers need to do a special communication about the Supreme Court decision,” she says. “Only companies that have been doing a lot of communication on health care reform and minute-by-minute updates would need to be compelled to say anything about it.”
