An occasional series of excerpts highlighting recent testimony delivered at House and Senate hearings by association leaders. Trautwein Neil Trautwein, vice president and employee benefits policy counsel, testified Feb. 9 before the House Education and Workforce Committee on the impact of last year’s health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Excerpts from the testimony:... The retail industry has one of the hardest workforces of any to cover with health insurance. We have a fairly young workforce (but also have a growing senior cohort) coupled with a high turnover rate. We employ half of all teenagers in the workforce and a third of… Read More