Business
Safety
Exploring Self-Funded Health Care Plans
While it’s important to keep up with the news surrounding legislation to repeal and replace The Affordable Care Act, many contractors would be well served to consider another insurance strategy right now: partially self-funded health insurance plans.
By Nathaniel Peniston
July 26, 2017
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by Nathaniel Peniston
Nathaniel Peniston is vice president of The Contractors Plan, an ABC Strategic Partner, and author of The Contractor’s Guide to the Davis-Bacon Act: Essential Knowledge for Bidding and Compliance on Prevailing Wage Jobs. He is a national expert on government-funded prevailing wage obligations and works closely with contractors to ensure proper compliance, particularly in bona fide employee benefits strategies. He can be contacted at (512) 827-5359 or npeniston@fbg.com.
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