Category Archives: Discussion

Why Are They Calling it a Cadillac Tax?

Why the Cadillac tax? Why not Tesla? I’m dubbing this one the “Tesla tax.” At least Tesla paid back that $465 million Govy loan. Do Gen X and Millennials even know what a Cadillac is? Aren’t they hearses? The Escalade … Continue reading

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Did You Miss Our Overview on the State Insurance Exchange with Access Health CT?

On Thursday, May 30th Ovation’s Bob Marino and Access Health CT’s Peter Van Loon and Phil Boyle took a deep dive into the State Exchange. We had a full house of over 100 attendees who gathered at the Hartford Farmington … Continue reading

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A Cautionary Tale on Reducing Workforce Hours to Avoid Pay or Play

Under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Shared Responsibility provision, a.k.a. Pay or Play,  employers with 50 or more full-time-equivalent employees must offer healthcare coverage that’s deemed “affordable” and of “minimum value” or pay penalties of up to $3,000 per … Continue reading

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How Does PPACA Impact Your Global Workforce?

Our Chief Operating Officer, Brian Driscoll has done a great job in prior OvationNation posts defining how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will impact workforces here in the United States; however one lingering question for multinational employers … Continue reading

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