The skinny repeal bill would have ended the ACA requirement that all individuals must buy health insurance and suspend through 2026 the rule that applicable employers must provide insurance for workers or face a penalty. MORE

Talent assessment of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) will remain a critical recruiting skill whether you are a recruiter in 2016 or 2026. I used to think that recruiters were just the same as human resources professionals. I was wrong. I was in fact very wrong. MORE

1628), would delay the Cadillac tax from 2020 to 2026, and zero out the employer mandate penalty, without repealing either requirement outright. As the U.S. MORE

It includes an article published recently by the National Law Review , noting that the Internal Revenue Service expects to generate $228 billion in revenue from the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate between 2017 and 2026. MORE

As yet another attempt to kill the Affordable Care Act (ACA) heats up in Washington, employers wondering how a new law might affect their benefit plans are advised to stay tuned. And with lawmakers facing a short timetable, at least some answers should be coming soon. . MORE

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Republican bill would result in 24 million fewer people having health insurance by 2026, compared to Obama’s 2010 statute. Headlines are sweeping the nation with talk about the House passing an amendment to repeal and replace Obamacare. Here are consolidated summaries of what’s included in the healthcare coverage bill from several major news organizations, credits to Kaiser Health News. MORE

Most of the risk of the program running out of money falls during the years 2024 to 2026. MORE

It also provides nearly $45 billion from 2018 through 2026 to help states battle opioid addiction. On July 13, the Senate released a revised version of its proposed Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal/replace bill, known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. MORE

Businesses with fewer than 50 employees would have until 2026 to reach that threshold. by Kevin C. McCormick. On March 20, the Baltimore City Council voted 11-3 to approve a bill that would raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. MORE

The three year indexing could lead to massive jumps in the salary level, with it reaching $55,168 by 2023 and almost $60,000 by 2026, though some economic studies estimate it could actually be closer to $70,000. That is what the newspaper headline read on the front page of the morning paper. Yes, as many of you are aware the Department of Labor has finally released the final regulations regarding the new wage standard for exempt level employees. MORE

That number would rise to 21 million in 2020 and 24 million in 2026, stemming in large part from changes in Medicaid enrollment. By 2026, the CBO estimates, 52 million people would be uninsured, compared with 28 million who would lack insurance that year under the current law. MORE

It also delays the effective date of the “Cadillac tax”—a 40% tax on high-value plans—from 2020 to 2026. Now that the House has passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA)—an Obamacare repeal and replace proposal—the ball is in the Senate’s court. MORE

In 2026 or 2028, she will exit college and enter the workforce. It’s now 2026. Of course, there are things we could have been doing back in 2015 that would have made this far easier — things that may even have prevented us from getting to a place where the talent we hire lack the skills and capabilities our organizations need to succeed in the marketplace of 2026 and beyond. MORE

The modified version of the AHCA, says the CBO, would increase the number of people who are uninsured by 23 million in 2026 relative to current law—again, that estimate was 24 million under the original version of the AHCA. MORE

How will these findings factor into the hiring process of 2026? Ah, social media. The virtual downfall of people everywhere. But which social media mistakes are the most likely to hurt a job search? A new survey offers a few insights into what not to write! MORE

House of Representatives, could cause an estimated 924,000 jobs to disappear by 2026 and trigger an economic downturn in nearly every state, according to a new report published by researchers at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health and The Commonwealth Fund. MORE

Finally, Republican senators cannot ignore the March Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on an earlier version of AHCA that forecast that if the bill were to become law as is, 24 million more Americans would be without health insurance in 2026. MORE

The CBO estimates a net reduction of the federal deficit by $337 Billion by 2026 under the AHCA. Jordan Mazur is legal counsel for Zenefits. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or tax advice. As the GOP searches for votes to push through its reform of the ACA (Affordable Care Act), I thought it was a good time to reflect on what this all means for small and medium businesses in America. MORE

Ending those payments would also increase the federal deficit, on net, by $194 billion from 2017 through 2026, “[M]ostly because that change would result in increased costs for premium assistance tax credits,” conclude the CBO and JCT. MORE

Later, after the elimination of the ACA’s expansion of Medicaid eligibility and of subsidies for insurance purchased through the ACA marketplaces, that number would increase to 27 million, and then to 32 million in 2026. MORE

In Waggl’s newest “Voice of the Workplace” pulse survey, conducted with hundreds of business and HR leaders from August 2026 through October 2016, only 34% said that their current training programs are meeting development needs. MORE

Additionally, the Senate bill would increase the number of people who are uninsured by 22 million in 2026 relative to the number under the current ACA, slightly fewer than the increase in the number of uninsured estimated for the House-passed AHCA. MORE