Government Affairs

Making Sense of Something
Industry Making Sense of Something
Crazed Washington will keep us both jumping in 2018.
January 24, 2018
Beware IRS Letter 226J
Health+Benefits Beware IRS Letter 226J
Clients face stiff fines if they don’t respond within 30 days.
January 23, 2018
Fiduciary Rule Roulette
Industry Fiduciary Rule Roulette
With the June deadline past and the January one approaching, has anything change...
July 18, 2017
When Good People Do Nothing
Health+Benefits When Good People Do Nothing
While there seemed to be no shortage of Obamacare critics in our industry, those...
April 26, 2017
The Good, the Bad and…the Potentially Ugly?
Industry The Good, the Bad and…the Potentially Ugly?
And we’re still trying to figure out exactly what it is.
February 27, 2017
Balancing Act
Industry Balancing Act
The offset for a corporate tax cut is targeted at taxing employer-funded benefit...
January 30, 2017
Underneath the Rubble
Industry Underneath the Rubble
A conventional-wisdom look at healthcare and taxes under the new Republican orde...
November 28, 2016
An e-Merican Exchange
Industry An e-Merican Exchange
In a tenacious, three-day debate, Council lobbyists Joel Wood and Joel Kopperud ...
October 6, 2016
Brokers Out of the Money
Health+Benefits Brokers Out of the Money
The Obamacare Stakes is off to a slow start. A longer course and the likely winn...
June 27, 2016
The Fix
Health+Benefits The Fix
Whoever our next president is, the ACA will be up for reform. What do we want? H...
May 2, 2016