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After Another Cadillac Tax Delay, Now What?

After Another Cadillac Tax Delay, Now What?

With the tax perhaps unlikely to ever take effect, should companies still factor it into their benefits planning and strategies?

By David McCann | January 23, 2018

Cadillac Tax, Proposed Delay Don’t Pass Smell Test

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Cadillac Tax, Proposed Delay Don’t Pass Smell Test

The government's deceit regarding the tax on rich health plans, and a possible delay in its effective date, aren't doing plan sponsors any favors.

By David McCann | January 18, 2018

A Majority of Companies Now Like the ACA

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A Majority of Companies Now Like the ACA

However, employers' disdain for several aspects of the law, and their wish for changes to it, remain intact.

By David McCann | September 29, 2017

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New Remedies

As core strategies for containing employee health-care costs diminish in effectiveness, companies need fresher approaches.

By David McCann | May 25, 2017

Employers Wouldn’t Alter Health Benefits upon ACA Repeal

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Employers Wouldn’t Alter Health Benefits upon ACA Repeal

Not even a repeal of the unpopular employer mandate would spur most companies to change their health benefits strategies.

By David McCann | May 23, 2017

Health Care: Whatever Happens, Most Companies Will Stand Pat

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Health Care: Whatever Happens, Most Companies Will Stand Pat

Companies say they'll still adhere to many ACA provisions, even if federal government policies allow them not to.

By David McCann | March 28, 2017

TrumpCare Could Cause Cost Shift To Employers, Experts Warn

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TrumpCare Could Cause Cost Shift To Employers, Experts Warn

Millions of newly uninsured could cause a spike in costs for health-care providers, who likely would pass the costs on to private payers.

By David McCann | March 17, 2017

Cap on Benefits Tax Breaks Could Shake up Companies

Cap on Benefits Tax Breaks Could Shake up Companies

The days of a total tax exclusion for employer-sponsored insurance may be numbered.

By Rohit Kumar | March 1, 2017

Special Report: Smart Tax Planning

Special Report: Smart Tax Planning

Current political uncertainties are making tax planning a big challenge for corporate America.

By David Katz | February 28, 2017

ACA Is a Bane to Smaller Companies

ACA Is a Bane to Smaller Companies

Those with revenue of $10M to $50M would benefit if the law were replaced, says a small-business adviser.

By JoAnn Laing | December 15, 2016

ACA Is a Drain on Corporate Coffers

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ACA Is a Drain on Corporate Coffers

If the Affordable Care Act is fully repealed, employers will surely benefit, says an attorney who helped create it nine years ago.

By Christopher Condeluci | December 15, 2016

Square-Off: Should the Affordable Care Act Be Repealed?

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Square-Off: Should the Affordable Care Act Be Repealed?

Four experts weigh in as the fate of the health-care reform law hangs in the balance.

By David McCann | December 14, 2016

Modify, Not Replace, the ACA: Corporate Health Leader

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Modify, Not Replace, the ACA: Corporate Health Leader

Save the good and revise the bad, says Brian Marcotte of the National Business Group on Health

By National Business Group on Health and Brian Marcotte | December 14, 2016

Affordable Care Act Is a Big Success for Everyone

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Affordable Care Act Is a Big Success for Everyone

Employees, employers, and the previously uninsured are all big winners of the ACA, writes a professor of both law and public health.

By Robert Field | December 14, 2016

Trump’s Obamacare: What Employers Can Expect

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Trump’s Obamacare: What Employers Can Expect

Post-election, Trump and his advisers have begun to rethink whether immediate outright repeal is possible or even advisable.

By Amy Gordon and Susan Nash | November 16, 2016