Fate of health reform’s 30-hour rule uncertain
Senate bill would remove noncompliance penalty, but observers caution industry to withhold any celebration of a change in the definition of a full-time employee.
Healthcare reform
No CBO health score Monday as McConnell delays vote for McCain
The Congressional Budget Office won’t release a score on the revised GOP healthcare bill, as consideration of the controversial measure is delayed by a medical scare for one of its potential backers.
Fate of health reform’s 30-hour rule uncertain
Senate bill would remove noncompliance penalty, but observers caution industry to withhold any celebration of a change in the definition of a full-time employee.
Republican health bill draft may be destined for a rewrite
The bill already has drawn two firm no votes leaving Mitch McConnell no margin for losing GOP support to get the 50 votes he needs as senators await a CBO analysis expected early next week.
Provision of BCRA could ‘radically reconfigure small-group’ insurance
Association health plan option will create new avenues of coverage, but comes with risks advisers should address with clients.
Senators explore bipartisan ‘plan B’ to troubled GOP health bill
Talks about a bipartisan fallback are based on the idea that ACA insurance markets have problems and would need to be fixed if the healthcare bill dies.
GOP drops tax cuts for big earners in revised health bill, sources say
Republican leaders are now planning to retain Obamacare’s 3.8% tax on net investment income for people who earn more than $200,000 and couples with incomes over $250,000.
4 things to know about the status of the Better Care Reconciliation Act
Staffer in Sen. Bill Cassidy’s office shares updates on a new health reform timeline and why ‘repeal now, replace later’ won’t work.
Would employers drop coverage without a mandate?
If ACA repeal efforts result in the provision’s elimination, most large organizations will continue to offer rich coverage, but smaller ones aren’t so sure.
GOP health reform: Why employers should monitor individual market plans
If the Senate succeeds in passing an ACA replacement, advisers and clients should watch for potential consumer instability to impact employee benefits, NFP’s Suzanna Spradley says.
4 things to know about the status of the Better Care Reconciliation Act
Staffer in Sen. Bill Cassidy’s office shares updates on a new health reform timeline and why ‘repeal now, replace later’ won’t work.
McConnell taking a risk with talk of bipartisan healthcare bill
While his comments may encourage conservatives to fall in line with his approach, party moderates may be emboldened to abandon the GOP legislation.
Senate GOP leaders said to aim for new health plan in two weeks
Trying to break a logjam on their proposed legislation, Senate Republicans are working with budget officials to examine the impact of various changes they’re considering.
Benefits Think 3 ways comparing GOP reform efforts to the ACA hurts the U.S. healthcare system
Politicizing of the discussion from both sides of the aisle stands in the way of addressing the country’s chief problem of rising costs, says Hodges-Mace’s Eric Helman.
Eric Helman
Hodges-Mace
Benefits Think 3 ways comparing GOP reform efforts to the ACA hurts the US healthcare system
Politicizing of the discussion from both sides of the aisle stands in the way of addressing the country’s chief problem of rising costs, says Hodges-Mace’s Eric Helman.
Eric Helman
Hodges-Mace
3 GOP senators oppose health bill, enough to block it
Republican Susan Collins of Maine late Monday said she would vote against a key procedural step, joining Rand Paul of Kentucky and Dean Heller of Nevada.
Senate GOP health bill would leave 22M uninsured
The Better Care Reconciliation Act would reduce the deficit by $321 billion over a decade, according to a CBO report.
Benefits Think 4 ways employers can prepare for healthcare changes
Granted, nothing is settled, but organizations should be taking these steps to ensure they're ready for any modifications to their medical plans.
Mark Johnson
Creative Benefit Solutions
Senate healthcare bill goes easy on employers
The Better Care Reconciliation Act pushes off the Cadillac tax, eliminates the employer mandate and boosts health savings accounts.
Sides debate benefits of employer-sponsored healthcare
Experts weigh in on whether organizations should continue to offer medical insurance to their workers
