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1. New economic analysis underscores importance of employer-sponsored health care tax benefits

The Council and CIAB today announced the release of a macroeconomic study conducted by Ernst & Young (EY) that examines the impact of the tax exclusion for employer-provided health insurance.

Tags: Tax Reform, Health Tax Exclusion, Economics, Health Care, Research
2. Council report: 340B program must be reformed

The exponential growth of the 340B drug pricing program is driving up costs for employers, working families, taxpayers.

Tags: Health Care, Research, Prescription Drugs, 340B Drug Pricing Program
3. Just a Minute! on Site-Neutral Payment Reform

In this episode of Just a Minute!, Council President Katy Johnson explains why site-neutral payment reform is such an important piece of our health care policy agenda.

Tags: Polling, Video, Legislation, Health Care, Site-Neutral Payment
4. American employers chart ambitious course for future of employer-provided benefits

The American Benefits Council commends the bipartisan House Working Group on Paid Leave for developing draft legislation to help coordinate and harmonize state paid family and medical leave laws.

Tags: DESTINATION 2030, Paid Leave, Health Care, Research, Preemption, ERISA, Tax Reform, Litigation, Health Care, Retirement
5. American employers chart ambitious course for future of employer-provided benefits

The American Benefits Council commends the bipartisan House Working Group on Paid Leave for developing draft legislation to help coordinate and harmonize state paid family and medical leave laws.

Tags: DESTINATION 2030, Paid Leave, Health Care, Research, Preemption, ERISA, Tax Reform, Litigation, Health Care, Retirement
6. Just a Minute! on The Council's Forthcoming Long-Term Strategic Plan, DESTINATION 2030

The Council will release its long-term public policy strategic plan, DESTINATION 2030, on February 12. This document will set forth the challenges plan sponsors face today, the goals for surmounting those challenges and policy recommendations for achieving those goals.

Tags: Litigation, Legislation, Regulations, PBGC Premiums, Retirement, Telehealth, Mental Health Parity, Mental Health, High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), Health Care Competition, Tax Reform, Health Tax Exclusion, Health Care Costs, Health Care, Retirement
7. Council calls on Congress to take action on health care measures before year-end

A number of bipartisan bills ready to be included in a year-end legislative package that would measurably improve health care affordability and access.

Tags: Congress, Letter, Health Care Competition, Chronic Disease, Price Transparency, Telehealth, Health Care Costs, Health Care
8. Just a Minute! on Analysis of Recent Mental Health Parity Guidance

In the latest episode of Just a Minute!, Katy Johnson, senior counsel, health policy, underscores the very significant implications of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) rules for employer sponsors of health coverage.

Tags: Final Regulations, Benefits Blueprint, Regulations, Video, Health Care, Mental Health, Mental Health Parity
9. Common Sense, Common Cause: Talking Health Care Value with National Alliance CEO Shawn Gremminger

Shawn Gremminger, president and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Associations, speaks with host Jason Hammersla about the National Alliance's unique structure and composition, its policy priorities and the importance of getting value for every health care dollar.

Tags: Site-Neutral Payment, Health Care Competition, Health Care Costs, Health Care
10. Bigger Data: The First Step to Improving Health Equity

Jennifer Haley, senior research associate in the Urban Institute's Health Policy Center, talks to host Jason Hammersla about the recent collaborative study examining the collection and sharing of race and ethnicity data and how that data might be used by health plans to advance health equity.

Tags: Research, Health Care, Health Equity

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