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Threat of Health Care ‘Cadillac Tax’ Set to Vanish
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Threat of Health Care ‘Cadillac Tax’ Set to Vanish

Congress, White House include a repeal of the excise tax in 2020 funding legislation that's expected to be signed into law by Friday.
By David McCann | December 17, 2019
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House to Vote for Repeal of ACA’s ‘Cadillac Tax’
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House to Vote for Repeal of ACA’s ‘Cadillac Tax’

Despite strong bipartisan support for a repeal of the onerous excise tax on health benefits, its fate in the Senate remains unclear.
By David McCann | July 17, 2019
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What Are the Top Health Benefits Priorities for 2020?
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What Are the Top Health Benefits Priorities for 2020?

Mercer offers a comprehensive look at what health plan sponsors should be thinking about this contract season.
By David McCann | June 27, 2019
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Companies Plead for New Pharma Supply Model
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Companies Plead for New Pharma Supply Model

The long-entrenched system of drug-manufacturer rebates has not adapted to changes in health-plan designs and labor-market trends.
By David McCann | August 8, 2018
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After Another Cadillac Tax Delay, Now What?
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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
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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
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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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Senate Health Bill Wins Corporate Favor
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Senate Health Bill Wins Corporate Favor

While millions would become uninsured if the bill became law, group health plans would mostly benefit, observers say.
By David McCann | June 23, 2017
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Don’t Count on ACA Repeal Anytime Soon
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Don’t Count on ACA Repeal Anytime Soon

Republicans may not be able to quickly dismantle President Obama's signature health-care law.
By David McCann | January 4, 2017
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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
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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
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Uncertainty Flares Again for Health Benefits
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Uncertainty Flares Again for Health Benefits

Following this week's elections, CFOs are again in the dark about the outlook for the cost, delivery, and quality of company-sponsored health care.
By David McCann | November 11, 2016
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Special Report: Managing Health Care Costs
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Special Report: Managing Health Care Costs

Companies race against the clock and employ new strategies in their bid to avoid an onerous excise tax that takes effect in four years.
By David McCann | May 25, 2016
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Two-Year Delay for Obamacare’s Cadillac Tax Likely
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Two-Year Delay for Obamacare’s Cadillac Tax Likely

A proposal to postpone the despised excise tax is an 11th-hour inclusion in the federal budget bill.
By David McCann | December 16, 2015
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Rallying Against the Cadillac Tax
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Rallying Against the Cadillac Tax

Companies, unions, and politicians on both sides of the aisle seek to repeal the coming excise tax on high-cost health plans.
By David McCann | December 15, 2015
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