The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a new proposed rule for public comment, “Administrative Simplification:...

The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services have released final regulations implementing the 90-day limit on...

The Treasury and the IRS have issued final regulations implementing the employer shared responsibility (mandate) provisions under the...

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

The most recently issued guidance from the DOL comes in the form of another set of “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs). FAQ XVIII...

New proposed rules recently released by the Departments (IRS, DOL, and HHS) broaden the categories of health coverage that qualify as...

Under healthcare reform’s preventive services rules, a non-grandfathered, non-excepted group health plan must cover contraceptive drugs,...

Group health plans are prohibited from imposing excessive waiting periods on an otherwise eligible employee (or dependent) under...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) created a transitional reinsurance program (TRP) fee to help partially offset the...

The agencies have issued final rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). In February 2010, interim...