This week, President Barack Obama brought together Harry, Louise, and all the other major players in U.S. health care to begin focusing heavily on what can be done to reduce health care costs. So what can employers expect from the proposals and potential legislation? Check out the new free HR Hero White Paper, Health Care Outlook for Employers to get the big picture on the relevant laws and legislation affecting your health-benefit policies and a look at several of the different approaches being promoted in Congress.
This is the first time since in the early 1990s that major, sweeping health care reform has been proposed. The federal government issued several new regulations involving health plans during the Bush administration, from the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 to final regulations for the Newborns and Mothers Health Protection Act (NMHPA) to numerous new notices from the IRS.
And, as part of the stimulus package earlier this year, changes were made to the COBRA law which allows some workers to maintain their health insurance coverage under their employer’s plan even after they are no longer employed by that organization.
So how will these proposals affect employers and what, if any, changes to you think will realistically happen? Leave a comment below.
Yes minors should not be employed in dangerous jobs. The reason being is there not enough experience and for there protection it should not be allowed.