Health Care Reform: Beyond Compliance

When health coverage is no longer seen as an exclusive employer benefit, what impact will this change have on the total rewards equation? When affordable health care coverage becomes available to all regardless of employment status, how will employers ensure that their employee value propositions remain distinctive and continue to deliver on required objectives such as maintaining low voluntary turnover rates, delivering high levels of employee engagement, and encouraging employee productivity? This article raises many issues that employers will want to consider regarding how health care reform might affect their relationships with employees.