What Price’s appointment means for employers
Benefits industry experts are urging the new Health and Human Services secretary not to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a definitive plan for what will replace it.
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CIAB to Congress: Hands off tax-exempt status of employer-provided benefits
As the GOP’s ACA plans advance, the tax-free standing of employee contributions is ‘very vulnerable,’ says The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers' SVP of Government Affairs Joel Wood.
Benefit groups call for suspension of health plan reporting requirements
The American Benefits Council and the National Coalition on Benefits is urging the White House to eliminate reporting provisions under the ACA.
Benefit groups call for suspension of health plan reporting requirements
The American Benefits Council and the National Coalition on Benefits is urging the White House to eliminate reporting provisions under the ACA.
Benefits Think 9 questions for the Trumpcare architects
From what will happen with cost containment provisions to addressing broker business models, BAN’s Perry Braun is looking for answers.
Sen. Cassidy shares insights on ACA, HSAs, benefit taxes
In an exclusive one-on-one, the Louisiana senator says, ‘you have to compensate brokers for their knowledge.’
Benefits Think ‘Alexa: What is my deductible?’
Benefit technology is quickly becoming more useful with the advent of artificial intelligence and personal assistants.
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Trump says ACA replacement could take until next year
President Donald Trump said the process for coming up with a replacement for the Affordable Care Act could stretch into 2018, a longer time frame than he previously indicated.
Health policy experts weigh in on ACA replacement efforts
Health wonks on both sides of the aisle debate the pros and cons of the GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
GOP rebrands ACA strategy from ‘repeal’ to ‘repair’
Some Republicans in Congress are starting to talk more about trying to “repair” Obamacare, rather than simply calling for “repeal and replace.”
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Sen. Bill Cassidy shares insights on ACA, HSAs, benefit taxes and the role of advisers
In an exclusive one-on-one, the Louisiana senator says, ‘you have to compensate brokers for their knowledge.’
Health policy experts weigh in on ACA replacement efforts
Health wonks on both sides of the aisle debate the pros and cons of the GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Benefits Think ‘Alexa: What is my deductible?’
Benefit technology is quickly becoming more useful with the advent of artificial intelligence and personal assistants.
Joe Markland
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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.
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.
10 things employers want from a Trump administration
HR and benefits professionals are hoping the new president will kill the Cadillac tax, focus on ever-rising healthcare costs and expand access to health savings accounts.
Congress takes aim at Cadillac tax
Senators and representatives from finance committees of both chambers have introduced a resolution to kill the controversial ACA provision.
Employer, broker lobbyists maneuver on Trumpcare
American Benefits Council, CIAB, Big ‘I’ push Congress for workplace-friendly ACA replacement.
