The Council filed a letter to HHS Secretary Tom Price urging him to establish a national benchmark health plan in lieu of current costly state-enhanced “benchmark” plans.
This document from our legal team at Steptoe & Johnson provides a comparison of the five major ACA replacement proposals highlighting key issues. February 2017 Comparison of ACA Replacement Plans
The Council is working in conjunction with other trade organizations to encourage the protection of the employer sponsored benefits tax exclusion.
HHS has issued final 2018 benefit and payment parameters under the ACA. There are a variety of issues that are of great interest to Council members. These benefit and payment parameters apply for plan years that begin on or after January 1, 2018.
The Council is working in conjunction with other trade organizations to encourage Members of Congress to preserve the current tax treatment of employer-sponsored health plans.
A helpful set of talking points from The Council’s government affairs team about why the preferred tax treatment of employer-sponsored health plans should be preserved.
Employer-provided health insurance has been excluded from income and payroll taxes for more than 60 years.
The Affordable Care Act created two new burdensome requirements for employers who provide health benefits to their employees.
