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All summer, I’ve felt like Vladimir and Estragon, waiting for my version of Godot – a working health care reform proposal from the Senate. Finally, as summer turns to fall, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released yesterday his plan to makeover the nation’s health care system.
The bill is just as long and bloated as the now famous (infamous?) H.R. 3200, so I admit I haven’t read the whole thing. But a few pertinent notes for you, HR pros:
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The Affordable Care Acts employer shared responsibility requires large employers to offer group health plan coverage or face the prospect of having to pay money to the government. As a result, more and more employers are considering these strategies to help reduce or eliminate their exposure to penalties.
Panicking about the impact of health care reform legislation? Chances are, your benefit consulting firm has already developed a proprietary tool for this very occasion.
I admit, Im just not going to read the more than 2,000 pages that are the House and Senate health care reform bills. Maybe its the environmentalist in me, or maybe its the knowledge that much of what I read would make me mad.
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