The American Benefits Council wrote a letter Thursday that urges the Department of Health and Human Services to scale back a complex regulatory regime that has “grown exponentially” in recent years.

The council says the employee benefits field has become well known for excessive administration burdens, and this perception has undermined the voluntary employer-maintained benefit plan system.

The council wants the federal department to take steps to simplify and minimize any administrative burden that the new health reform law, especially, imposes.

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