Category Archives: Health Care Reform

Restaurant industry comments on new health care requirements

The National Restaurant Association asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to consider delaying a provision of the health care law set to take effect next March. Continue reading

Health Care Knowledge Center offers solutions to comply with new law

The restaurant industry has officially launched its Health Care Knowledge Center, a website that offers information, tools and solutions to help restaurateurs understand the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on their operations and comply with its requirements. Continue reading

Restaurant industry analyzes latest round of regulations on health care law

As the federal government continues its work to implement the 2010 health care law, the restaurant industry is working to provide the restaurant industry’s feedback on proposed regulations. The most recent proposals come from the Departments of Health and Human Services and Treasury. Continue reading

Health Care Update: New Health Care Exchange Proposed Rule Released

On Friday, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury released the text of 3 new proposed rules that include issues important to restaurateurs as employers under the new health care law. Continue reading

Health care law’s auto-enrollment provision will cause problems

One of the industry’s major concerns — the “auto-enrollment” provision — will require employers of 200 or more to automatically enroll new employees in a business’s health benefits plan starting in 2014. Continue reading