Administration Publishes Proposed Rule To Amend Excepted Benefits, Employer-Provided Wraparound Coverage

Low-wage workers and others who were denied the option of bolstering exchange plans with employer-provided coverage now have another shot at adding those benefits to their health care, after the Obama administration on Friday (Dec. 19) published a proposed rule that would amend the definition of “excepted benefits” to include certain limited wraparound coverage. Suggested changes come from HHS, Labor and Treasury after much urging by unions and numerous comments on a rule published Sept. 26, which began as a...