Public Policy

The National Business Group on Health's public policy activities provide members with the latest information and analysis of federal legislative and regulatory developments in health care that impact employers. As the national voice of large employers, the Business Group also educates and informs policy makers about the perspectives and practices of large employers on key heath care issues. For more information on key areas of focus please see above.

Key Public Policy Objectives

• Actively Promote Patient Safety and Evidence-Based Medical Practice
• Encourage Delivery System Innovations that Enhance the Effectiveness of Health Care
• Improve Employee Health and Productivity
• Promote Consumer Choice and Decision-Making
• Increase Transparency of Health Care Information
• Reduce Health Care Costs and Increase the Affordability of Health Benefits
• Preserve and Strengthen ERISA
• Promote Flexibility in Health Benefits Design
• Reduce the Cost and Complexity of Health Benefits Administration
• Maintain Favorable Tax Treatment for Health Benefits

Public Policy Priority Issues 2018

Scherb Executive Health Policy Fellowship Details: 2018-2019

• Do No Harm to the Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Benefits
  • Repeal the ACA Excise (“Cadillac”) Tax
  • Maintain the Current Tax Advantages for Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Benefits
• Support Other ACA Fixes
  • Minimize or Eliminate ACA Administrative Burden for Employers
  • Stabilize Coverage for Those without Access to Employer Coverage (Medicaid Expansion and Exchanges)
• Enhance Health Accounts
• Advance Efforts to Control Prescription Opioid Abuse and Misuse
• Support Sustainable Pricing for Prescription Drugs Including New Specialty Pharmacy
• Oppose Anti-Competitive Provider/Supplier Consolidation
• Support Transformative Payment and Delivery Reform
  • Move Away from Fee-for-Service (FFS) to Shared Risk Models
  • Support Site Neutral Payment Policies
  • Preserve Treasury Appropriations for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
• Maintain Flexibility for Employer Leave Policies
• Simplify Wellness Rules Requirements
• Preserve ERISA
• Remove State Legal Barriers/Support Lower Cost and Non-Traditional Sources of Primary Care
• Support Comprehensive Health Care Legal Reform

Public Policy Frequently Asked Questions

Health Reform (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Implementation and Communications Toolkit

Group Health Plan Federal Legal Compliance: A Resource for Members of the National Business Group on Health 

Important State Actions Impacting Employers' Benefit Offerings and Plan Participants Access to Medical Care

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