On December 17, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new guidance that restricts the sale of “mini-med” or “limited benefits” plans...

Last week the House of Representatives passed a bill that would delay a legally required 25% cut in Medicare physician reimbursement...

IRS has issued detailed guidance on the small employer health insurance credit created by the Affordable Care Act. The guidance provides...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an interim final rule to implement medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently released final regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic...

Under health reform, non-grandfathered plans are required to provide coverage for certain “Recommended Preventive Services” (such as...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a Notice announcing that employers won't have to report the value of employer-sponsored group...

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is intended to prevent discrimination on the basis of genetic information in health...

In a last minute announcement, federal regulators issued guidance on September 20th giving employers, plan sponsors, and health plans...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published further guidance for employers whose applications have been accepted...

Wellness Plans Over the past several years health and wellness programs have become increasingly popular with employers as a way to...

Certain limited benefit plans or "mini-med" health plans can now apply for waivers from health care reform's restricted annual dollar...

Health care reform established new restrictions on the reimbursement of over-the counter (OTC) medicines and drugs purchased after...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the first round of applicants accepted into the Early Retiree...

The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) requires group health plan sponsors that provide prescription drug coverage to notify Medicare Part...

Under the new health reform law, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are no longer qualified for purposes of distributions/reimbursements under...

A new FAQ from the Department of Labor (DOL) on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) provides important...

One of the provisions of the recently passed national health reform law stipulates that for new plans, preventive care must be covered at...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issued new proposed rules to modify and strengthen the Health Insurance...