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Our Issues
ESI
The tax treatment of employer-sponsored health plans is under attack from all sides in Washington.
Single Payer
A single-payer healthcare system has major implications for insurance brokers nationwide.
Cyber
The cyber insurance market must be allowed to grow and develop without undue government intervention.
Flood
The Council supports a long-term NFIP extension and increased private market participation.
FATCA
Non-financial/non-cash value insurance premiums should be exempt from FATCA requirements.
Cadillac Tax
The ACA’s 40 percent tax on “high value” employer-sponsored plans must be repealed.
All Government & Regulatory Issues
The letter asks that Treasury streamline ACA employer reporting obligations, simplify safe harbor methods for variable hour and seasonal employees and more.
The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee introduced their proposal to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for six years.
This memo contains analysis from our legal team at Steptoe & Johnson on the Senate’s draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017.
This ACA Reform Legislation Tracker was updated July 13, 2017 by our legal team at Steptoe & Johnson.
The Council is urging the Department of Health and Human Services to explore a number of potential cost-savings solutions to minimize the economic burden of the ACA and improve affordability, accessibility, quality, innovation and empowerment in the health care system.