Featured Jobs
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Senior Administrator
First American Bank (Elk Grove Village IL / Hybrid)
Free Newsletters
“BenefitsLink continues to be the most valuable resource we have at the firm.”
-- An attorney subscriber
16 Matching News Items
1.
CAHC Response to House Committee on Education and the Workforce RFI on Strengthening ERISA (PDF)
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Mar. 17, 2024
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Mar. 17, 2024
"CAHC believes Congress should instead strengthen ERISA by [1] expanding options for employers and their employees; [2] providing financial incentives to ensure employer coverage remains viable; and [3] enacting policies to lower the cost of health services and drugs to reduce premiums and out-of-pocket costs."
2.
CAHC Comment Letter to EBSA on Proposed Rescission of Association Health Plan Final Rule (PDF)
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Feb. 21, 2024
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Feb. 21, 2024
"While we understand that the Association Health Plans (AHP) rule promulgated under the prior administration has been disputed in legal proceedings, we are disappointed in this proposed rule rescinding the rule in its entirety. AHPs provide a pathway under the existing Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements to band together to negotiate lower premiums and better benefits for plan members. We urge you to reconsider the recession of the proposed rule and make revisions to the rule that make AHPs more robust and viable while protecting workers from bad actors"
3.
CAHC Testimony for House HELP Subcommittee: Medicaid, ACA Should Not Replace Small Business Health Coverage (PDF)
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Apr. 26, 2023
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Apr. 26, 2023
"[T]hree ways Congress can make health coverage more affordable and accessible: [1] Expanding health plan options for employers and their employees. [2] Providing financial incentives to ensure employer coverage remains viable. [3] Enacting policies to lower the cost of health services and drugs to reduce premiums and out-of-pocket costs."
4.
House HELP Subommittee Hearing: Reducing Health Care Costs for Working Americans and Their Families
Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives
Apr. 26, 2023
Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives
Apr. 26, 2023
Links to video, statement of Chairman Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), and statements by witnesses [1] Mrs. Tracy Watts, Mercer; [2] Ms. Marcie Strouse, Capitol Benefits Group; [3] Ms. Sabrina Corlette, J.D., Georgetown University"s Health Policy Institute; and [4] Mr. Joel White, Council for Affordable Health Coverage (CAHC)."
5.
Council for Affordable Health Coverage Comment Letter to IRS on Proposed Regs: Affordability of Employer Coverage for Family Members of Employees (PDF)
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
June 7, 2022
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
June 7, 2022
"The mechanisms of the proposed rule ... will have consequences for job-based coverage, that will erode insurance options for employees and their families while increasing costs for employers. Fixing one problem in ACA markets should not detrimentally impact markets where a majority of Americans receive their coverage."
6.
Government-Run Health Care: Still the Wrong Answer for Americans
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
May 12, 2022
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
May 12, 2022
"Recent polling shows Americans like the coverage they have, and they want to keep it. Should Congress go down the single payer path, they will destroy the current healthcare system, with union plans being the biggest losers.... Additionally, the single payer system will eliminate cost-sharing making it a much more expensive option than the current system. CAHC believes the private market solutions below are the right path forward[.]"
7.
Outcomes-Based Arrangements: A Sustainable Financing Option for Transformative Therapies and a Review of State Activity (PDF)
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Mar. 9, 2022
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Mar. 9, 2022
29 pages. "Outcomes-based arrangements (OBAs) -- which base reimbursement on whether a therapy worked or not -- are one tool to help manage costs. This is particularly applicable in gene therapies for rare diseases ... As more states investigate sustainable financing options for gene therapies, this paper reviews example OBAs and key lessons learned from states with existing contracts."
8.
CAHC, NAM, SBEC and U.S. Chamber Join Together to Oppose HR 3
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC], National Association of Manufacturers [NAM], Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council [SBEC], and U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Sept. 26, 2021
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC], National Association of Manufacturers [NAM], Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council [SBEC], and U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Sept. 26, 2021
"Together, [these organizations] steadfastly oppose allowing the government to directly negotiate prescription drug rates and permitting other health care markets to pay these same rates. These policies would have tremendous negative consequences. Imposing government price controls on prescription drugs threatens to cut critical medical research dollars essential for innovation and development of new cures."
9.
Litigation Filed to Challenge Administration’s Final Rule Permitting State-Sponsored Drug Importation from Canada
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Nov. 24, 2020
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Nov. 24, 2020
"FDA has noted it is struggling to keep up with approving medicines while working around the clock to support COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccine development. Despite this, the administration is willing to divert precious FDA resources away from these efforts and to expose Americans to the risks that come with drug importation schemes."
10.
Coalition Urges Congressional Leaders to Subsidize COBRA
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Apr. 20, 2020
Council for Affordable Health Coverage [CAHC]
Apr. 20, 2020
"[T]rade groups [are urging] congressional leaders to include subsidies for COBRA plans in the next stimulus package ... [T]he coalition only requests that Congress consider a subsidy, not a specific level. The coalition previously sought a subsidy of at least 75%, which is closer to what employers typically pay."
Your Search Options
- If you have selected the Any Word
radio button, above:
Enter a single word, or as many words as you'd like (perhaps some synonyms). An item will match if it contains any one of the words.
If you enter several words, the search engine will determine which words are the most important. So you can enter a question . Or you can paste an excerpt of several paragraphs from an article on another website to find similar news items on BenefitsLink.
- If you have selected the All Words
radio button, above:
Enter several words. An item will match only if it contains every one of the words.
- If you have selected the Advanced
radio button, above:
Certain words and punctuation take on special meanings —
- Quotation marks can be used to require an exact phrase, such as
"standard of review" - The words AND, OR and NOT become logic operators, which are
especially powerful when used with parentheses, such as
(vested OR vesting OR lifetime) AND (retiree OR retirement) AND (health OR healthcare) AND (benefits OR coverage)
- Quotation marks can be used to require an exact phrase, such as
© 2024 BenefitsLink.com, Inc.