Obamacare

Advisers should prepare to work with companies who say they are considering major plan shifts this year to stay ACA compliant while still attracting and retaining talent.

Delivery system reform and improved population health are two areas of the Affordable Care Act that haven’t received as much attention from employers as the Cadillac tax, said Kathleen Sebelius, former U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services this week at an NBGH conference.

Employers are planning on making big changes to their benefits plans this year as they look to stay ACA compliant while still attracting and retaining talent.

Has the benefits industry made compliance more complicated than necessary?

Today is Super Tuesday. Here are the positions of the front-runners on health care reform.

How the IRS facilitates employer information filings required by the healthcare reform act.

The levy on high-cost plans is on the horizon and advisers need to prepare for it, says Davin Millholland.

Offering a plan that meets the minimum value standard and the federal poverty line safe harbor to everyone working 30 hours or more would eliminate the headaches associated with the employer mandate. So why aren’t more employers doing it?

Despite DOL guidance, advisers seek clarity about common-law employer status.

The company’s new platform is evidence that threats continue to emerge for brokers, but so do possibilities. Success depends on understanding the client’s needs.

Despite DOL guidance, advisers seek clarity about common-law employer status.

How the IRS facilitates employer information filings required by the healthcare reform act.

At a NAHU summit, panel discusses future of healthcare reform and why brokers are needed now more than ever.

Despite being delayed until 2020, the Affordable Care Act’s so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost plans is still on the horizon and employers need to prepare for it.

How advisers can assist their clients with the implementation of the required preventative service.

Do employer clients need to give individuals receiving disability payments an offer of health plan coverage?

The Supreme Court Justice’s passing calls into question the future of some benefits-related decisions.

An initial consultation with a registered dietitian can cost as much as $200. Multiply this by the growing number of overweight and at-risk Americans, and employers could face a considerable cost increase.

The passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia throws employers into a world of uncertainty. While Supreme Court jurisprudence is often unpredictable, Justice Scalia’s death will no doubt lead to an unusual amount of turmoil for the foreseeable future.

There are distinct nuances in each candidate’s position. Importantly for employers, all of the remaining candidates say they intend to repeal the Cadillac tax.