The Affordable Care Act includes a plethora of new regulations, employer requirements, and potential penalties for employers that have group health plans. Almost from the moment it passed, many pundits suggested that frustrated employers should simply eliminate their group health plan and pay the penalty which they predicted would be cheaper than the cost of their current health plan. As we
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Topics: health plan, healthcare reform, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, Tips & Ideas
PPACA Series: Ten new words you’ll need to know to understand healthcare reform
Posted by
Dennis Maggart on February 11, 2013
Now that the chaos of court challenges and the election have subsided it’s time to get down to the task of living with PPACA. Some industries will have little problem with complying with the new healthcare reform rules, while other businesses (like restaurants) will see a quantum shift in how they run their operation. Those that adapt the quickest will be the winners.
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Topics: benefits, healthcare, healthcare reform, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, Tips & Ideas
Understanding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Posted by
Dennis Maggart on February 6, 2013
I have been asked by ShiftNote to write a periodic blog series regarding healthcare reform. At first I was skeptical, while I had been working on healthcare reform issues and their impact on my clients I didn't know if this format would work for such a complex subject matter. I have been a health benefit consultant for over 30 years and have been focused on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
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Topics: benefits, healthcare, healthcare reform, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, Tips & Ideas
