Five Provisions of New Healthcare Legislation that Affect Employee Benefit Plans

Early on Thursday morning, March 9, the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would fundamentally restructure the Affordable Care Act . Although much press attention on the legislation has focused on the changes to Medicaid and the individual health insurance market, the legislation reported by the Committee on March 9 makes changes to employer-based insurance coverage as well.