IRS deals employers a setback in healthcare rules: lawyers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Employer-sponsored healthcare plans cannot include most “wellness programs” as part of minimum coverage requirements, dealing a setback to many businesses, according to new federal rules for U.S. President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul starting next year. The Internal Revenue Service released on Tuesday proposed rules for Obama’s 2010 Affordable Care Act that handed a victory to labor unions and consumer groups, tax lawyers said on Wednesday. …