Health Care Reporting Deadline, Payment Schedule Suspended
WASHINGTON — In a blog post from Valerie Jarrett on WhiteHouse.gov, the White House announced that it is on target to open the Health Insurance Marketplace on Oct. 1 as previously planned but that there will be two changes to the upcoming deadlines. Jarrett is the senior advisor to President Obama, and her post continued on to describe the efforts that the government is putting forward to make the health care insurance transition a more simplified process for business owners.
“As we implement this law, we have and will continue to make changes as needed,” she said. “In our ongoing discussions with businesses we have heard that you need the time to get this right. We are listening. So in response to your concerns, we are making two changes. First, we are cutting red tape and simplifying the reporting process. Second, we are giving businesses more time to comply.”