Democrats try to revive health bill fight as GOP aims for vote
Republican leaders plan to brief rank-and-file members on the details of their proposal this week, including changes to tax credits and other provisions.
Obamacare
Benefits Think Replacing ACA? Hard. Keeping HSAs? No Problem.
Health savings accounts will most likely remain in the Senate’s draft of the AHCA bill, but provisions could be added.
Bill Sweetnam
ECFC
McConnell said to back ACA pre-existing illness policy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to keep in place the ACA’s protection against higher health-insurance premiums for people with pre-existing conditions when they buy individual coverage.
Benefits Think Limiting the employer tax exclusion for healthcare is the wrong idea
If the GOP moves forward with it, companies will lose a major incentive to provide benefits and the true problem — reducing costs — will not be addressed, says adviser Craig Hasday.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think Limiting the employer tax exclusion for healthcare is the wrong idea
If the GOP moves forward with it, companies will lose a major incentive to provide benefits and the true problem — reducing costs — will not be addressed, says adviser Craig Hasday.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think ACA repeal sinks down to talking points
In defending the unpopular and flawed House bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, a common Republican refrain is that it fully protects health-insurance coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions.
Albert R. Hunt
Bloomberg View
Monitoring broad workforce implications of the AHCA
The ripple effect from individual market changes proposed under the GOP’s health reform bill will have workplace repercussions, says Willis Towers Watson’s Julia Stone.
New bill aims to provide coverage to gig workers
Proposal would deliver grants to back the development of benefit models for contracts, self-employed and temp workers.
New bill aims to provide coverage to gig workers
Proposal would deliver grants to back the development of benefit models for contracts, self-employed and temp workers.
CBO says GOP health plan will cut deficit by $119B
About 23 million people are expected to lose their healthcare coverage by 2026 under the bill which was passed by House Republicans earlier this month.
Monitoring broad workforce implications of the AHCA
The ripple effect from individual market changes proposed under the GOP’s health reform bill will have workplace repercussions, says Willis Towers Watson’s Julia Stone.
CIAB: ‘We feel vulnerable’ on tax-favored status of employee benefits
Industry trade group’s SVP Joel Wood discusses what might happen on Capitol Hill and why employers need to get their clients involved.
Benefit broker grows his firm 300% by staying focused on his mission
Adviser David Hatter (center) turned a desire to improve peoples’ financial security into a successful business that puts his employees first so that they can take care of clients.
CIAB: ‘We feel vulnerable’ on tax-favored status of employee benefits
Industry trade group's SVP Joel Wood discusses what might happen on Capitol Hill and why advisers need to get their clients involved.
House may be forced to vote again on GOP’s ACA repeal bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan hasn’t yet sent the bill to the Senate because there’s a chance that parts of it may need to be redone, depending on how the Congressional Budget Office estimates its effects.
Benefits Think Assessing employer shared responsibility penalties
The IRS was unprepared for the 104 million Form 1095-Cs and demands to clarify taxpayer ID matching programs are growing.
Kurt Linsenmayer
Perkins Coie
SHOP plans in jeopardy under AHCA
The tax credit aimed at inspiring entrepreneurs to purchase insurance in the Small Business Health Options Program is slated to go away in the House health reform plan.
SHOP plans in jeopardy under AHCA
The tax credit aimed at inspiring entrepreneurs to purchase insurance in the Small Business Health Options Program is slated to go away in the House health reform plan.
Senators clash over repeal or repair of the ACA
Republican Cory Gardner and Democrat Joe Manchin argued how the Senate will approach the nation’s healthcare plan at the The Big I’s annual Day on Capitol Hill.
Benefits Think 3 aspects of the GOP healthcare plan that demand employers’ attention
The AHCA puts a greater focus on consumerism, and smart companies will need to help employees make more informed decisions about their benefits.
Daniel N. Kuperstein
Corporate Synergies