EP 137: National Debt, Debt Ceilings and the Impact on Healthcare and Group Health Plans

In this episode, Suzanne Spradley and Chase Cannon have a look at the national debt and debt ceiling and how they impact employers and their group health plans. Suzanne leads off with a discussion on the national debt and how Congress sets the debt ceiling. Suzanne and Chase go in depth on what a failure to raise the debt ceiling and/or default on debt could mean for the healthcare industry. Suzanne closes with a discussion on mandatory and discretionary spending and how the tax exclusion for employer-provided benefits could potentially be at risk.