Business groups and the private sector are rallying around a coalition to protect the federal standard of employer-provided benefits from state health care reform initiatives. The National Coalition on Benefits (NCB) is the business community’s unified front, including Fortune 500 companies like Wal-Mart and Home Depot that want to promote the stability of programs like the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) that are already in place. Trade groups, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, say the current standard of health and retirement benefits promotes consistency for companies that operate in several states across… Read More