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Why reform? Actual Projection 2.5 Percentage Points 1 Percentage Point Zero Differential of: Percent of GDP Total Federal Spending for Medicare and Medicaid Under Assumptions About the Health Cost Growth Differential Tax rates 2050: 10% 26% 25% 66% 35% 92%

The overarching strategic umbrella of healthcare reform Cuts to Existing FFS System Market basket reductions DSH cuts Nonpayment for anything preventable or unnecessary Cuts to Existing FFS System Market basket reductions DSH cuts Nonpayment for anything preventable or unnecessary Disrupt Existing System Bundled Payments Innovation Center Demonstrations ACOs Disrupt Existing System Bundled Payments Innovation Center Demonstrations ACOs Track 1Track 2

Financing healthcare reform: $1,124B Healthcare related revenue provisions 3

Different employers affected differently All employersSmall businessLarge business Automatic enrollment process Written notice to employees of the exchange option Extensive health plan reports will be required Elimination of the 28% Rx subsidy for retirees Provide coverage or pay fine Restrictions on FSA contributions Free choice vouchers must be offered to qualified employees Must report the value of health insurance premiums on W2s Small business tax credits of up to $40B Exchanges for small business to pool together for insurance options

Coverage category Pre-lawPost-lawChange in lives (millions) Employer Individual/Other Exchanges024 Medicaid/CHIP MA147-7 Medicare FFS46537 Uninsured Impact of reform on employer premiums MarketPremium impact Non-group % Small group+1 to -2% Large group 0 to -3%

Health Care Reform – Chronology 2010 March (date of enactment) June (90 days after enactment) September (plan years beginning 6 months after enactment) Senate Bill (H.R. 3590) enactment March 23, 2010 Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 4872) enactment March 30, 2010 Small business under 25 full-time equivalent employees and average annual wages under $50,000 eligible for tax credit (retroactive to 1/1/2010) Temporary reinsurance program for employers who provide coverage for early retirees Provides immediate access to high risk pools for uninsured (pre-existing conditions) Seniors will receive a $250 rebate to help fill the Medicare “donut hole” Bans pre-existing conditions exclusions for dependents under age 19 Prohibits lifetime/restrictive annual dollar maximums Mandates dependent coverage to age 26 for those not eligible for other group coverage Prohibits rescissions except for fraud Preventive care covered without cost sharing (new plans) Group plans must cover ER services without prior authorizations and in- or out-of-network (new plans) Group plans must allow designation of OB/GYN or pediatrician as PCP (new plans) Employer plans must have HHS approved external appeal process (new plans) Insured group health plans subject to nondiscrimination rules re: highly compensated individuals (new plans)

Health Care Reform – Chronology (cont’d) 2011 Employers required to disclose value of health benefits on Forms W-2 OTC drugs (except insulin) without prescription no longer eligible under FSA, HRA, or HSA Higher penalty on withdrawal of HSA funds for non-medical expenses Employers with less than 100 employees are eligible for wellness grants (up to 5 years) New federal voluntary LTC program established (CLASS Act) Requires insurers to annually report percent of premiums spent on medical services; if less than 80%, must provide rebate to enrollees (large group plans must spend 85%) Auto-enrollment of new hires for employers with more than 200 employees* (likely effective when HHS regulations issued) 2012 Employers required to provide employees with Uniform Summary of Coverage (24 months post- enactment) Plans must report annually to HHS and participants regarding improving quality of care (24 months post- enactment) Employers must satisfy expanded Forms 1099 reporting requirements for payments to corporate service providers 2013 Caps FSA salary reduction contributions to $2,500/year Imposes an additional hospital insurance tax of.9 percent on high income individuals ($200,000 individual, $250,000 joint) Imposes an additional 3.9% Medicare payroll tax on unearned income for high income individuals ($200,000 individual, $250,000 joint) Imposes a comparative effectiveness fee of $2 per participant for insurers Employers required to provide written notice to employees about Exchange and subsidies Tax exclusion of Medicare Part D drug subsidy eliminated *auto-enrollment effective date is still unclear

Health Care Reform – Chronology (cont’d) Employers with more than 50 employees must offer coverage or pay free rider penalty Employers required to offer free choice vouchers to qualified employees Cost sharing limits for group health plans – annual OOP limits cannot exceed HSA limits; deductibles cannot exceed $2,000 single and $4,000 family coverage (new plans) Bans pre-existing conditions exclusions for all individuals Bans waiting periods greater than 90 days Employers permitted to offer employees wellness incentive rewards of up to 30 percent of health plan premiums Employers must report on provision of minimum essential coverage and EE contributions exceeding 8% of wages Requires individual mandate to obtain health care coverage Provides subsidies for families earning up to 400 percent of the poverty level or, under current guidelines, about $88,000 a year to purchase health insurance State-based Insurance Exchanges operational for individuals and small groups; expanded to large groups in 2017 Health plans must cover routine costs for clinical trial participants (new nongrandfathered plans) Group plans/insurers cannot discriminate against any provider with regard to plan participation (new nongrandfathered plans) Auto-enrollment of new hires for employers with more than 200 employees (likely effective when HHS regulations issued) Imposes a 40% excise tax on high cost health plans that exceed $10,200 for individual and $27,500 for family coverage