Health Care Reform

One year after the passage of health care reform embodied in the blockbuster Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act its still difficult to see just what form it will take and, more importantly, what kind of impact it will have on the market.

Many brokerage firms see employee benefits as just that employee benefits. But Lacher, the 2011 Broker of the Year and partner at Lacher & Associates in Souderton, Penn., approaches benefits with his clients overall strategic goals in mind.

Third party administrators worry new rules will make FSAs less appealing to employers and employees alike.

While a majority of companies believe its important to offer long-term disability insurance, critical gaps in policies for employees are common, according to The Employer Perspectives on Disability Benefits Study,

Justice Elena Kagan might have angered some conservatives when she chose not to recuse herself from Monday’s decision not to fast-track the high court’s review of Virginia’s challenge to the health care reform law. But it’s really not surprising she didn’t—or that some people are upset about it—political pundits say.

To avoid a penalty or other consequences under health care reform, employers should start reviewing benefit and severance arrangements with their executive employees.