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The Affordable Care Act & Small Business Recap
Posted In Affordable Insurance Exchanges, Employer Group Health Plans, Employer Mandate, Health Care Law, Health Insurance, Health Reform, HealthCare.gov, Individual mandate, Kynect
On February 4, McBrayer and Business Lexington presented a panel discussion on how small businesses can navigate the Affordable Care Act. I was honored to moderate the event and hope that attendees benefited from the panel’s real-world advice on how to traverse the new landscape of health insurance. A huge thank you to the panelists: Jon Carroll, Beverly Clemons, Betsy Johnson, Cris Miller, and Garry Ramsey. More >
Employer Mandate Enforcement Delayed Until 2015
Posted In Affordable Care Act, Employer Group Health Plans, Employer Mandate, Health Insurance, Health Reform
On Tuesday, the Obama Administration announced that enforcement of the employer mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) would be delayed until 2015, a year from its intended January 2014 start. The mandate requires that businesses with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees provide affordable health insurance for those employees or pay penalties. The administration has been under substantial pressure to delay the mandate, in large part because employers are still struggling with understanding and implementing the provisions. Some small businesses had even considered reducing their workforces below the 50-employee threshold or cutting employee hours to escape penalties for not providing coverage. More >
Association Group Coverage Changes
Trade Associations in Kentucky are being asked to show that they meet ERISA “bona fide association” requirements in order to continue to provide group health insurance for their members under health reform requirements effective in 2014. Such group health insurance may be a more affordable option for some businesses as new health reform requirements begin to take effect. More >
