Two major provisions of the health-overhaul law take effect Wednesday, testing employers' ability to adapt to changes the measure mandates.
The law requires employers to distribute millions of dollars in insurance-company refunds to workers whose plans spent a high percentage of their premium dollars on administrative expenses instead of medical care.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
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