Healthcare Laws Prevent Paying High-Cost Employees to Use Exchange

Many business are self-insured, meaning that they provide healthcare plans for their employees. However, because of the high costs associated with this practice, some companies have been paying employees with significant health issues to opt out of company medical plans and get coverage on the insurance exchange market. Recently, a number of federal agencies have said that this practice is illegal under current healthcare laws. From a business perspective, it is easy to understand why...

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