Mintz Levin Analyzes "Skinny" Plans

In "The Logic, Calculus, and Limits of “Skinny” Plans", Alden J. Bianchi of Mintz Levin explains that:

"It was just over a year ago that the Wall Street Journal published an article entitled, “Employers Eye Bare-Bones Health Plans Under New Law,” which highlighted a compliance strategy to minimize employer exposure for assessable payments under the employer shared responsibility provisions of the Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) using what has now come to be called either a “skinny” plan or an “MEC” plan... Over the last year, skinny plans have gained some grudging acceptance. And a consensus appears to have emerged to the effect that, while a skinny plan might be limited to preventative services only, the skinny plans appearing in the marketplace generally include a handful of other features, e.g., wellness programs and perhaps an elective (i.e., “non-coordinated”) hospital or fixed indemnity feature."

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