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Coalition leaders soften blow from employer healthcare

Austin, Pollack, Neblett lead groups of associations, employers dedicated to repealing—or minimizing impact—of Obamacare Austin Neblett Pollack Business groups won a major victory in July when the Obama administration delayed implementation of the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate for a year, giving large companies until 2015 to comply. Then, when the administration issued final rules on the mandate in February, it delayed compliance for companies with 50 to 99 employees until 2016, among other business-friendly provisions. Where years of furious effort to defeat or repeal the 2010 law in Congress have come to naught—but are ongoing—trade associations working… Read More