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More Agency FAQs Issued on Health Care Reform
The agencies have jointly issued another set of FAQs (Part V) on the implementation of health care reform, mental health parity, and...
Jan 3, 2011
Delayed Implementation of Insured Plan Nondiscrimination Rules
IRS has issued Notice 2011-1 to announce that compliance with the insured plan nondiscrimination rule will not be required until years...
Dec 28, 2010
2010 Tax Relief Act Extends Tax Cuts and Includes Benefits Provisions
On December 17, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the...
Dec 27, 2010
Mini-Med Plans – New Model Notice Language and Restricted Sales Guidance
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new guidance that restricts the sale of “mini-med” or “limited benefits” plans...
Dec 21, 2010
Congress Delays Mandated Cuts in Medicare Until January 2011
Last week the House of Representatives passed a bill that would delay a legally required 25% cut in Medicare physician reimbursement...
Dec 16, 2010
VA Federal Judge Agrees that the Health Insurance Mandate Oversteps Constitution
On December 13, 2010, a Virginia federal judge ruled that the individual health insurance mandate included in the new health care law is...
Dec 14, 2010
IRS Issues More Guidance on Small Business Health Coverage Tax Credit
IRS has issued detailed guidance on the small employer health insurance credit created by the Affordable Care Act. The guidance provides...
Dec 10, 2010
Medical Loss Ratio Requirements for Health Insurers
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an interim final rule to implement medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements...
Dec 2, 2010
Grandfather Rules Changed to Allow Change in Carrier/Policies
The federal agencies have released an amendment to the previously issued rules implementing the “grandfather” provisions of the Patient...
Nov 29, 2010
The Equal Employment Commission Issues Final GINA Regulations
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently released final regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic...
Nov 24, 2010
Definition of "Plan Year" for Health Reform
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), an employer must identify the plan year for its group health plan to ensure...
Nov 18, 2010
Preventive Services Covered Under Health Reform
Under health reform, non-grandfathered plans are required to provide coverage for certain “Recommended Preventive Services” (such as...
Oct 31, 2010
FAQS ON HEALTH CARE REFORM FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES
The federal agencies (Department of Health & Human Services, Department of Labor, and Treasury Department) have jointly issued guidance...
Oct 26, 2010
W-2 HEALTH COVERAGE REPORTING DELAYED
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a Notice announcing that employers won't have to report the value of employer-sponsored group...
Oct 20, 2010
New Jersey Guidance on Dependent Coverage Extensions
The New Jersey Office of the Commissioner has issued a Bulletin outlining certain federal health care reform requirements for insured...
Oct 17, 2010
Department of Labor FAQs on Genetic Nondiscrimination (GINA)
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is intended to prevent discrimination on the basis of genetic information in health...
Oct 14, 2010
Extended Compliance Date for New Appeal Procedures; FAQs Released
In a last minute announcement, federal regulators issued guidance on September 20th giving employers, plan sponsors, and health plans...
Oct 13, 2010
Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Guidance Released
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published further guidance for employers whose applications have been accepted...
Oct 12, 2010
ENSURING COMPLIANCE OVER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PLANS
Wellness Plans Over the past several years health and wellness programs have become increasingly popular with employers as a way to...
Oct 10, 2010
EXTENSION OF DEPENDENT COVERAGE TO AGE 26 EFFECTIVE DATE
One of the first provisions of the new health care reform law to be effective is the requirement to extend dependent coverage to children...
Oct 3, 2010