This year’s been a quiet in terms of health care reform.
There aren’t major changes as there were last year or as there will be in 2014. Because of that, many employers are turning down the dial on health care reform messages and information.
That’s a mistake.
With annual enrollment about to steamroll us, employers have a brilliant opportunity to introduce what’s coming down the pike — which will be dramatic, no matter the company size. Employers are facing decisions about whether to continue offering benefits and how rich to keep their benefits plans.
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What’s driving these decisions is the health care reform timeline. In 2014, employers will face a number of new requirements, possible penalties and a potential exit hatch: health insurance exchanges.
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