The State of the Union Address and the Employee Benefits Market
On Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, President Donald Trump delivered the 2020 State of the Union Address (SOTU). The SOTU is an annual message delivered by the president to a joint …
Executive Order on Health Costs to Affect Employer Health Plans
On June 27, 2019, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at improving price and quality transparency in health care. The order is intended to increase availability of health …
BREAKING NEWS: Trump Announces Plan to Combat Surprise Medical Billing
On May 9, 2019, President Donald Trump delivered a speech criticizing the practice of surprise medical billing. He announced a general plan of attack and hinted at a few specifics …
Possible Health Care Transparency Rule Would Open Cost Data in Totally New Way
Trump administration officials have put the can opener in place on one of the most volatile issues of health care – how much does it really cost – and are …
What The Individual Mandate Repeal Means For Applicable Large Employers
Yesterday, Congress passed tax legislation, that among many other things, included a repeal of the individual shared responsibility penalties beginning in 2019. So, what does this mean for the employer …