The PPACA specifically prohibits employer-sponsored health plans from discriminating in favor of high-earning employees. Internal Revenue Service officials have decided not to enforce the requirement yet because they still need to issue regulations for employers. Questions such as how to define “highly compensated” workers and how to measure the value of health benefits still need to be answered, according to the report.
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