Karen Vines, vice president of IMA Inc., tapped into her 27 years of experience in the employee benefits arena to lay out a road map for employers to follow to ensure they are in compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. On Oct. 1, the day the online health care marketplaces opened, she gave Best of Success attendees an overview of the law’s requirements, penalties, taxes and fees in a session titled “Health Care Reform: What Employers Need to Know.”
“What I’m trying to do for you this morning is walk you through some of the really critical things that are on the horizon,” she said. “It’s important as an employer to know what’s still coming.” She urged attendees to examine some key questions, including: What are your employees’ expectations? As an employer, what are you required to do? And what should you do?