A newly released final rule adjusts regulations originally issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...

The Transitional Reinsurance Program (TRP) fee is intended to repay insurance companies for a portion of the cost of covering high-risk...

Controlling health plans (CHPs), including employer sponsored self-insured health plans, are required to obtain health plan identifiers...

Medicare Part D imposes disclosure requirements on employers with group health plans that provide prescription drug coverage to...

New proposed and interim rules were recently issued in response to the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision. The new rules provide new...

The employer shared responsibility “pay or play” mandate and health coverage reporting under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begin January...

Draft instructions were recently released for the reporting forms that will be used by employers to report information on the healthcare...

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal government, state governments, insurers, employers, and individuals share the...

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) fee is due no later than July 31, 2014. Imposed on insurers of “specified health insurance...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released draft versions of the reporting forms that will be used by employers to report...

The Department of Labor (DOL) released a Frequently Asked Question related to recent changes in the contraceptive coverage mandate under...

In a ruling that represents a potential setback to the healthcare reform law, a federal D.C. appeals court has ruled that the government...

On May 13, 2014 the IRS issued guidance for large employers warning that they will not be in compliance with the Patient Protection and...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that “closely-held” employers with religious objections do not have to cover certain contraceptives...

The agencies have released final rules clarifying that one-month is the maximum allowed length of any “reasonable and bona fide...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released guidance on the process...

Revised Definition of “Spouse” Under the FMLA A newly released proposed rule extends the protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act...

Many U.S. employers offer health insurance coverage to their employees’ domestic partners or same-sex spouses and there are no federal...

The IRS periodically updates a collection of frequently asked questions and answers addressing a range of implementation issues related...

The Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (Departments) jointly released a new series of...