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Contraceptive Coverage Mandate - Religious Objection Update
Under healthcare reform’s preventive services rules, a non-grandfathered, non-excepted group health plan must cover contraceptive drugs,...
Sep 17, 2012
Federal Agencies Issue Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Period & Full-Time Determination
Recently released guidance provides employers with additional details regarding two issues relating to employer responsibilities under...
Sep 10, 2012
Patient Protection Act to Charge Plans New Transitional Reinsurance Fee in 2014
Starting in 2014, the healthcare law will impose a new reinsurance program fee that will affect sponsors of both insured and self-funded...
Sep 4, 2012
Supreme Court Backs All Parts of Health Care Law
Today the United States Supreme Court issued an historic ruling that likely means major portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable...
Jun 27, 2012
New Transition Relief for FSA Plan Year Limit
Healthcare reform added a new rule limiting salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending account (FSA) to $2,500...
May 31, 2012
Supreme Court PPACA Oral Arguments Completed
The U.S. Supreme Court has concluded hearing oral arguments in the case to determine the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and...
Mar 29, 2012
Final Rules for Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC)
The agencies have issued final regulations on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (or “SBC”) requirements under healthcare reform, along...
Feb 17, 2012
Automatic Enrollment Requirements Further Delayed
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires employers with 200 or more full-time employees to automatically enroll all new...
Feb 16, 2012
One-Year Waiver on Contraceptive Rules for Religious Organizations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on January 20 that church- related institutions will be required to provide...
Jan 25, 2012
Revised Guidance on Reporting Healthcare Coverage on Form W-2
The healthcare reform law established new reporting requirements for employer-provided healthcare coverage on Form W-2. This new...
Jan 6, 2012
Supreme Court to Hear Healthcare Reform Arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the cases challenging various aspects of the healthcare reform law that are now before...
Jan 4, 2012
Approach to Defining Essential Health Benefits
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a Bulletin outlining the intended approach toward developing regulations...
Jan 3, 2012
Final Medical Loss Ratio Rules Released
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued final regulations and a fact sheet on the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR)...
Dec 16, 2011
Retiree Healthcare Fund to be Closed
Federal officials have issued a preliminary notice announcing that the agency will deny any reimbursement requests under the Early...
Dec 12, 2011
Health Plan Mandate Opt-Out Elections for Self-Funded, Non-Federal Governmental Plans
A non-federal governmental employer that provides self-funded group health plan coverage to its employees (coverage that is not provided...
Nov 30, 2011
Consideration for Internal Appeals and External Review of Plan Denials
Healthcare reform places new requirements on internal appeals and external review of plan denials for non-grandfathered plans. There are...
Nov 29, 2011
Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Rules Delayed
Healthcare reform mandates that group health plans provide the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and Uniform Glossary pursuant to...
Nov 18, 2011
Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Individual Mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case filed by 26 states challenging the constitutionality of national healthcare reform....
Nov 14, 2011
Supreme Court Ruling on Constitutionality of Healthcare Law Likely
More than 20 groups have filed federal lawsuits challenging the healthcare law since President Obama signed it into law in March 2010....
Oct 3, 2011
Virginia Court Dismisses Health Reform Lawsuits
A three-judge U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals panel dismissed two high-profile Virginia lawsuits challenging the healthcare reform...
Sep 11, 2011