Council policy staff are available to comment on employee benefits matters related to health and retirement coverage, as well as other rewards and compensation issues.
Council Comments on health care regulatory proposal: Increased price transparency has potential to lower health costs, increase value for consumers
January 29, 2020
Council applauds repeal of 'Cadillac Tax,' inclusion of SECURE retirement act in year-end package
December 16, 2019
Council urges bipartisan, bicameral solution to multiemployer pension crisis
November 26, 2019
Council strongly endorses Retirement Security Preservation Act
August 1, 2019
Council opposes arbitration amendment to 'surprise' medical billing legislation
July 17, 2019
Employers welcome expansion of HSAs to permit pre-deductible coverage of chronic illness
July 17, 2019
Council urges passage of 'Cadillac Tax' repeal bill
July 14, 2019
Council commends approval of Energy and Commerce 'surprise' billing legislation
July 11, 2019
Council supports enhanced health care cost/quality transparency, HSA reforms
June 24, 2019
Final HRA rule offers valuable flexibility to employer health plan sponsors
June 13, 2019
Proposed measure to lower health costs makes progress on many employer goals
May 23, 2019
American Benefits Council to help lead Consumers First health alliance: employers determined to find a solution to problem of escalating health care costs + Official Consumers First news release
May 14, 2019
Council testifies on growing challenges in retirement system
May 14, 2019
Employer community applauds efforts to address 'surprise billing' crisis (joint release with ERIC & NRF)
May 9, 2019
Aon, American Benefits Institute study sees progress on global benefits governance
April 18, 2019
Council commends Ways and Means approval of bipartisan retirement savings provisions
April 2, 2019
Addressing 'surprise' medical billing a critical component of lowering health care costs
April 2, 2019
Council applauds introduction of Senate bill to eliminate 'Cadillac Tax'
March 6, 2019
Uncontrolled health care costs the defining issue for contemporary employee benefits
March 1, 2019
Council launches state, local policy initiative: bipartisan team of former federal, state lawmakers to lead effort
February 28, 2019
Retirement policy a 'good news/bad news' story
February 6, 2019
American Benefits Council statement on health care costs, prescription drugs
February 6, 2019
Council applauds introduction of 'Cadillac Tax' repeal bill
January 24, 2019
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