The Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the health reform law in what many have called a largely symbolic...

The House has cleared the way for a vote to repeal the new health reform law with a bill called "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care...

The agencies have jointly issued another set of FAQs (Part V) on the implementation of health care reform, mental health parity, and...

IRS has issued Notice 2011-1 to announce that compliance with the insured plan nondiscrimination rule will not be required until years...

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...

On December 13, 2010, a Virginia federal judge ruled that the individual health insurance mandate included in the new health care law is...

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 federal agencies have released an amendment to the previously issued rules implementing the “grandfather” provisions of the Patient...

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), an employer must identify the plan year for its group health plan to ensure...

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

The federal agencies (Department of Health & Human Services, Department of Labor, and Treasury Department) have jointly issued guidance...

The New Jersey Office of the Commissioner has issued a Bulletin outlining certain federal health care reform requirements for insured...

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...

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

One of the first provisions of the new health care reform law to be effective is the requirement to extend dependent coverage to children...

Employer plans are gearing up for compliance with health care reform requirements that go into effect for plan years beginning on or...

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