Health care reform has been top of mind since the election primaries began over a year and a half ago. Now, with the election cycle over, a new president-elect set to take the White House, and a Secretary of Health and Human Services chosen, we have a slightly clearer idea of what that reform could entail.
Several potential paths lie ahead for the Affordable Care Act, from the total repeal and replace Trump has promised to no changes at all. Until we know for sure what the plan is, there are a few key ideas that employers should keep in mind while we wait.
|"Repeal and replace" is harder than it sounds
Legislation takes time to pass through both houses of Congress before making its way to the president's desk — there's no magic piece of paper that Trump can sign the minute he walks into the oval office that would overturn the entirety of the ACA. Because of this, employers should keep on a steady course for the upcoming reporting season, even if Trump's administration begins to outline a definitive plan before taking office.
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