Payers, providers call on Congress to abandon efforts to repeal ACA mandate
Groups say the move would destabilize the health insurance market and raise premiums.
Healthcare reform
Trump picks former Lilly drug executive as health secretary
President Donald Trump named former Eli Lilly & Co. executive Alex Azar to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
GOP senator floats repealing ACA individual mandate in tax bill
Sen. Tom Cotton has what he calls a "modest proposal" for the tax legislation that House Republicans are poised to release on Wednesday.
Trump’s latest proposal seen promoting private health plans, but employers say top priority is market stability
In response to Alexander-Murray compromise, administration reportedly looking to expand HSAs and association insurance programs.
Trump’s latest proposal seen promoting private health plans, but employers say top priority is market stability
In response to Alexander-Murray compromise, administration reportedly looking to expand HSAs and association insurance programs.
Benefits Think Executive, legislative actions on ACA could transform healthcare market
From CSR payments to HRA funding, proposed reform’s impact on employees may be truly disruptive to advisers by changing focus from insurance sales to financial planning.
Shandon Fowler
Four8 Insights
Republicans push new deal on ACA payments, ending mandates
Senator Orrin Hatch and Congressman Kevin Brady, top Republican lawmakers, unveiled a new proposal to shore up the Affordable Care Act.
Schumer says bill to prop Up ACA has votes to pass senate
But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’s waiting for assurances from President Donald Trump before he allows a vote.
Trump encourages ACA efforts as senate bill gains support
The president says he’s supportive of the work lawmakers are doing to help temporarily stabilize Obamacare’s insurance markets.
Open enrollment unlikely to be affected by Trump healthcare order
It will be months until some of the president’s proposals, such as expanded use of HRAs, could be implemented, but brokers should educate clients now, adviser Mark Johnson says.
Open enrollment unlikely to be affected by Trump healthcare order
It will be months until some of the president’s proposals, such as expanded use of HRAs, could be implemented, but brokers should educate clients now, adviser Mark Johnson says.
Benefits Think Trump’s healthcare executive order will divide the market
Fragile small-group segment will be undermined by liberalization of rules governing association plans.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Trump executive order fails to address real healthcare cost drivers
A chief underlying problem, fixing poor quality of care, is not mentioned in the president’s call for expanded association plans.
Benefits Think Trump order expands employer ability to offer HRAs
Health Reimbursement Arrangements are poised to become an even more attractive option to flexibly fund employee healthcare costs, says attorney Harrison Stone.
Harrison Stone
General Counsel
Benefits Think The race for top talent drives the next generation of voluntary benefits
As base health plans become more generic, having unique and tailored products will become a key differentiator for recruitment and retention.
Alex Ward
Hodges Mace
Trump executive order expands association plan options for small employers
Under an executive order signed Thursday, small employers would potentially be able to band together from across the country to create association health plans.
Trump order could upend ACA market after failure of repeal
President hints on Twitter that he’s getting closer to signing an executive order that could erode Obamacare, after Republicans in Congress failed to pass a repeal bill.
Trump curbing Obamacare’s birth control coverage
The Trump administration will let employers opt out of providing health plans that cover birth control, weakening a requirement put in place by the ACA as part of a wider push to expand religious freedom.
Top 5 employer regulations advancing in state and local government
Many legislators are moving ahead with initiatives affecting employee benefits in their communities, such as equal pay laws and healthcare reform
Top 5 employer regulations advancing in state and local government
Many legislators are moving ahead with initiatives affecting employee benefits in their communities, such as equal pay laws and healthcare reform