Massive healthcare reform legislation signed into law on March 23, 2010, imposes significant new responsibilities on employers that will likely, over time, fundamentally alter the nature of employer-sponsored group healthcare. While many of the provisions of the act will not apply until 2014, many are effective right now or will be very soon. Therefore, it is essential that employers begin planning and preparing for healthcare reform legislation immediately:
The legislation "grandfathers" all group health plans that are in place on ...