For now, 15% of employers expect their 2020 health care costs will be on par with what they've budgeted, while 46% are unsure. (Photo: Shutterstock)
This year is not shaping up quite the way anyone expected. As such, the IRS in May issued a rare guidance giving employers the option to allow their employees to make changes to their health insurance and benefits enrollment.
The guidance was not mandatory, and employers could opt to leave their benefits plan for the year-as is. But with so much else going on, how many employers have actually taken that step?
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Emily Payne
Emily Payne is director, content analytics for ALM's Business & Finance Markets and former managing editor for BenefitsPRO. A Wisconsin native, she has spent the past decade writing and editing for various athletic and fitness publications. She holds an English degree and Business certificate from the University of Wisconsin.
