Now that the American Health Care Act has suffered a defeat in Congress and President Trump has said he’ll move on to other matters, the Affordable Care Act will stand as the law of the land.
Archive for March, 2017
How Tracking Near Misses, Employee Training Reduces Injuries
The latest trend in workplace safety best practices is tracking “leading indicators” – or events that take the lessons learned from past events – to reduce the chances of future injuries.
Bill Would Make Collecting Health Information for Wellness Plans Easier
Legislation has surfaced in Congress that would allow employers to collect biometric and genetic information from employees and their family members as a precondition for participation in a company wellness program.
Why You Can’t Afford to Not Have Professional Liability Insurance
At some point, most businesses are involved in some type of legal dispute, be it over an alleged physical or property damage to a third party or financial injury to a competitor, client or vendor.
GOP Releases Legislation to Gut and Replace ACA
House Republicans have filed legislation that would repeal most of the Affordable Care Act, including measures to eliminate the employer and individual mandates.
Republicans Consider Axing Tax Exclusion on Employer-sponsored Plans
As work on trying to overhaul the Affordable Care Act continues, lawmakers are considering a bold and what would likely be a controversial move to eliminate the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health benefits.
Ransomware Becomes Biggest Cyber Threat Facing Businesses
Ransomware is turning out to be the biggest cyber threat facing companies in 2017 after attacks more than quadrupled in 2016 from the year prior, according to a new study.