IRS Audits Focus on Fringe Benefits The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has informally indicated that it will audit 6,000 randomly...

Recently, at least one regional office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has raised the concern that offering...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case filed by 26 states challenging the constitutionality of national healthcare reform....

The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act program is a voluntary long-term care program created by the healthcare...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) reporting requirements guidance with...

More than 20 groups have filed federal lawsuits challenging the healthcare law since President Obama signed it into law in March 2010....

Starting in 2014, applicable large employers may be required to pay a “shared responsibility” penalty (sometimes referred to as the “play...

A three-judge U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals panel dismissed two high-profile Virginia lawsuits challenging the healthcare reform...

Recently released guidance provides for a blanket exemption from healthcare reform's restrictions on annual dollar limits until 2014 for...

Healthcare reform requires that health insurers and group health plans (including grandfathered plans) provide consumers with clear,...

The agencies have issued three new sets of rules for health insurance Exchanges addressing premium credits for coverage, access to...

A federal appeals court has sided with 26 states that filed a lawsuit to block health reform by ruling that the healthcare law mandate...

In an age of increased health risk awareness and ever-increasing health care costs, programs that promote wellness have become an...

Under health reform, non-grandfathered plans are required to provide coverage for certain recommended preventive services (such as...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released a July 2011 report on employee benefits in the United States. Data in the report are from...

On Monday, July 25, 2011 the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services issued a Local Finance Notice, 2011-20, “Implementing the...

As part of healthcare reform, non-grandfathered plans are required to comply with new claims and appeal rules that are broad reaching and...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created a process to review and approve waivers from the restrictions related to annual...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) established a new uniform standard for certain medical expenses. Effective January...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) effective for calendar...