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Health, retirement perks remain strong draws

04/25/2017
Health insurance remains the employer-provided benefit employees value most, followed by retirement savings.

After AHCA, what next for health care reform?

03/29/2017
Political analysts say there are three paths Republicans could follow.

Congress takes first legislative steps in replacing Obamacare

03/09/2017

On March 9, Republican lawmakers in Congress took their first steps toward their promise of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. Two House committees passed legislation to replace the ACA with a system of tax credits and a rollback of the Obama administration’s Medicaid expansion. Here are highlights of the House bills for employers …

ACA repeal threatens tax-free health benefits

02/21/2017
The Affordable Care Act mainly affects the individual health insurance market, not the employer-provided coverage that is central to most employee benefits plans. That’s changing as President Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill set about repealing and replacing the ACA.

Texas Supreme Court to decide Houston same-sex benefits

02/07/2017
In an about-face, the Texas Supreme Court has decided to hear a case challenging the city of Houston’s policy of providing benefits to same-sex spouses that are equal to those available to opposite-sex spouses.

ACA repeal would affect employer coverage

01/24/2017
ACA rollbacks could affect the benefits employers can or must offer.

Trend watch: Could contractors get benefits?

01/12/2017
The state of New York may be about to consider legislation that would create a system of “portable” benefits that would give independent contractors some of the advantages employees have.

Snapshot: What should Trump and Congress do about the Affordable Care Act?

01/04/2017
Americans are almost evenly split.

HSA balances increasing

01/04/2017
Balances in health savings accounts grew by more than a third in 2015.

Ensure wellness programs comply with new EEOC rules

12/22/2016
Know the new rules regarding financial inducements in employer-sponsored wellness programs.