What’s next for ACA repeal and replace?
Employers are still in “wait-and-see mode,” Mercer executives say, but are watching the Patient Freedom Act of 2017.
Obamacare
Benefits Think The self-insurance solution — with or without the ACA
Large corporations have used this model for decades, and now small- and mid-sized businesses are taking notice, says Paul Johnson of Redirect Health.
Paul Johnson
Redirect Health
Mining unique data from an unlikely source
The ACA may have generated controversy, but it also produced a goldmine of information for benefit brokers and employers such as Arby’s.
Employers urged to continue ACA compliance as no repeal plan emerges
Republican leaders are pushing back a deadline on putting in place a replacement of the Affordable Care Act.
GOP makes little progress on ACA plans, brokers stay the course
With more than a half-dozen proposals for healthcare reform on the table, advisers plan to keep clients on a need-to-know basis.
GOP ACA summit yields no new details on repeal strategy
Congressional Republicans emerged from a retreat this week aimed at forging agreement on how to repeal and replace Obamacare with little new clarity on the details.
Benefits Think ACA transitions as Congress deliberates
Changes may be imminent for the Affordable Care Act but provisions continue to emerge amid the debate for a new plan, say attorneys Jean Hemphill and Edward Leeds.
Jean C. Hemphill
Ballard Spahr LLP
Employer, broker lobbyists maneuver on Trumpcare
American Benefits Council, CIAB, Big ‘I’ push Congress for workplace-friendly ACA replacement.
Broker, employer lobbyists maneuver on Trumpcare
American Benefits Council, CIAB, Big ‘I’ push Congress for workplace-friendly ACA replacement.
Navigating compliance issues under Trump
From the ACA to fiduciary and overtime regulation, employers must consider how to handle this time of change and uncertainty.
Trump’s health pick Price grilled on healthcare investments
Democrats began a key hearing on the president's pick to overhaul the ACA by attacking his aggressive investing in healthcare companies.
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Anna Edney
Benefits Think Who owns healthcare reform going forward?
The Affordable Care Act was ‘born broken’ and needs a bipartisan solution to succeed, says lawyer Peter Marathas.
Peter Marathas
Marathas Barrow & Weatherhead LLP
Benefits Think What’s in store for workers’ comp under the Trump administration?
Amid uncertainty, all industry stakeholders can count on one thing: the momentum powering value-based care will continue unhindered.
Joe Guerrierro
MDGuideline
Navigating compliance issues under Trump
From the ACA to fiduciary and overtime regulation, how should brokerages guide their clients?
6 key trends in workplace litigation
Legal activity in the year ahead could confront employers with class action lawsuits, a report by Seyfarth shows.
What Trump’s ACA executive order means for employers
The President’s action signals to the country his intent at replacing his predecessor’s signature healthcare policy. But companies shouldn’t change course just yet, experts say.
Aetna’s $37B Humana takeover blocked by judge
The transaction would violate antitrust laws by reducing competition among insurers, U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington ruled on Monday.
Benefits Think 5 ways Trumpcare is likely to change employee benefits
Employers’ No. 1 question is how to position their strategy under the new administration, says adviser Craig Hasday.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think Why ACA repeal isn’t as easy as it seems
The benefits community — and the whole country — will be watching closely to see just how President Trump fires the Affordable Care Act.
Daniel N. Kuperstein
Corporate Synergies
Trump may end ACA insurance requirement, Conway says
Such a move would take the teeth out of former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law and could destabilize insurance markets, analysts say.
