Several lawmakers have introduced the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 748) to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac tax.” The legislation, introduced by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Ct.) and Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), would repeal the 40 percent excise tax that will eventually impact...
Prior to implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, adult children could be removed from their parents’ group health insurance plans upon reaching majority. Today, large group health plans are required to offer coverage to adult children until they reach the age of...
On June 21, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule easing restrictions for employers who wish to provide health benefits to their employees by joining or establishing Association Health Plans, or AHPs.1 AHPs are comprised of employers, who come together in groups...
Can Association Health Plans Level the Playing Field for Small Employers? With some GOP leaders in the Senate still debating alternatives to the Affordable Care Act, it remains a mystery what shape our nation’s health care law will take in the future. This article discusses Employer...
The Collective Bargaining or Union Model The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was intended to keep insurance obtained through employment intact, while adding coverage for the uninsured through new state insurance exchanges and an expansion of Medicaid. Among the programs to be protected were the multiemployer Taft-Hartley...
California lawmakers have introduced legislation (SB 562) to create a single-payer healthcare system in California. Will the state’s healthcare system be overhauled? Not if the California Association of Health Underwriters, who are formally opposing the bill, has its way. Last February, State Senators Ricardo Lara and...
Many college students will take a sigh of relief after getting through the stress of leaving home and moving into their new dorms. However, they may face an unexpected test: finding the right health insurance to cover the costs of routine and emergency medical care...