Watts Tracy, Cuthbert Jackie
Mercer, Washington, DC, USA.
Benefits Q. 2011;27(1):18-20.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has made health care reform a reality. Although many of PPACA's details are still unclear to many employers, and most of the act's major reforms will take effect over the next several years, companies have reason to begin preparing for change and enough information to begin a communications effort with employees. The authors describe a number of immediate actions that employers should take to make the most of their own understanding of PPACA as it develops, as well as help their employee benefits leaders make the most informed decisions about when and how to communicate with employees about the law and its impact on their group health plan coverage.
《患者保护与平价医疗法案》（PPACA）已使医疗保健改革成为现实。尽管PPACA的许多细节对许多雇主来说仍不明朗，且该法案的大部分重大改革将在未来几年内生效，但公司有理由开始为变革做准备，并且有足够的信息开启与员工的沟通工作。作者描述了雇主应立即采取的一些行动，以便在PPACA不断发展的过程中充分利用自身对它的理解，同时帮助其员工福利负责人就是否以及如何就该法律及其对团体健康保险覆盖范围的影响与员工进行沟通做出最明智的决策。
