Tri-Agencies To Pilot Limited Wraparound Benefits

Part-time employees and others who cannot afford job-based health insurance will now be able to supplement on-exchange plans with benefits offered by their employers, after three federal agencies on Monday (March 16) green-lighted their proposed "limited wraparound" program to begin next year. The plan to amend "excepted benefits," or those not deemed essential to an individual plan, was generally supported by labor unions as a way to expand coverage for low-income employees. The final version approved by HHS, Labor and...