Affordable Care Act: What HR leaders need to know and do before 2018

If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created extra anxiety for you, you’re not alone. Photo: Getty

If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created extra anxiety for your organization or your clients over the last seven years, you’re not alone. When regulations were first signed into law in March 2010, they represented a significant change to the U.S. health care system not seen since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid. New provisions meant new requirements — namely the mandate requiring employers to file employee health care data with the IRS. Meeting these reporting obligations placed greater pressure than ever on employers, with the threat of penalties for non-compliance looming ahead. 

On November 9, 2016, the nation woke to the results of the Presidential election and many employers immediately anticipated an ACA shakeup. President Trump was clear in his stance and message: ACA repeal and replacement were top priority for the new administration.