State Opportunities to Engage Employers in Health Reform Implementation

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides many opportunities for states to engage employers in health reform implementation. States can educate employers about the small employer tax credit, include employer input as they design insurance exchanges, and involve businesses in implementing new small group rating rules. Terry Gardiner, National Policy Director of the Small Business Majority, will provide an overview of such opportunities, and representatives from two states participating in HRSA’s State Health Access Program (SHAP)--Stephen Horan, President, Virginia Community Health Solutions, and Beth Walter, Program Director, Washington Health Insurance Partnership--will provide information about plans in their states to engage employers.