A Congressional bill to override an automatic enrollment provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has received the endorsement of a new coalition of hundreds of businesses opposed to the provision.
The offensive provision: Section 1511 of the 2010 health care law, which amends the Fair Labor Standards Act by inserting Section 18A, "Automatic Enrollment for Employees of Large Employers." This requires that employers with 200 or more full-time employees automatically enroll their full-time employees in health care coverage by their 91st day of employment, unless the employee had opted out prior to the deadline.
Those who object say it should be an "opt-in" decision, not "opt-out."
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
