In a very brief Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) document issued on September 11, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor formally clarified...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) imposes cost-sharing limits on non-grandfathered group health plans beginning with...

The agencies have begun to issue guidance clarifying their position on Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) issues for legally married same-sex...

September 23rd 2013 marks the general compliance enforcement date for the Final Rule of the Omnibus Health Insurance Portability and...

One of the major elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) is the creation of various insurance Exchanges...

August 1, 2013 will mark the second consecutive annual medical loss ratio (MLR) deadline. Health plan issuers, if required, must issue...

The Obama Administration has announced a one-year delay before the PPACA employer mandate known as “pay or play” will begin. This is...

In anticipation of the initial healthcare exchange (or Marketplace) open enrollment, which begins October 1, 2013, the agencies have...

The agencies have released new rules related to “affordability” and “minimum value” (MV) for employer-sponsored health coverage. The...

The agencies have jointly issued another set of healthcare reform FAQs addressing changes to the summary of benefits and coverage (SBC)...

New proposed regulations have been issued regarding the annual fee that “covered entities” engaged in the business of providing “health...

New Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) provide more details on compliance with preventive service recommendations, which the healthcare...

Essential Health Benefits: A final rule under the healthcare reform law has been announced that sets standards for a core package of...

New federal reporting requirements apply to employers beginning in 2014 for purposes of determining an individual’s eligibility for...

New proposed regulations were recently issued for public comment spelling out how non-profit religious organizations can satisfy the...

The Department of Labor (DOL) is ramping up its enforcement efforts heading into 2013 to make sure health and welfare plan sponsors are...

Recently released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on healthcare reform cover a range of issues about employer responsibilities under...

The American Taxpayer Relief Act was signed into law by the President on January 2, 2013. The law includes a number of tax provisions for...

The healthcare reform law includes four new taxes and fees which will impact the cost of insured and self-funded plans going forward. The...

Just before the new year, the IRS released proposed regulations and a new questions and answers document that address the employer shared...