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BREAKING NEWS: DOL Guidance Clarifies Market Notice Issue - No Fine for Failure to Provide Notice of
In a very brief Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) document issued on September 11, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor formally clarified...
Sep 11, 2013
Deductible Limits and Out-of-Pocket Maximums Begin in 2014
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) imposes cost-sharing limits on non-grandfathered group health plans beginning with...
Sep 11, 2013
IRS Recognizes Legal Same Sex Spouse Marriages
The agencies have begun to issue guidance clarifying their position on Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) issues for legally married same-sex...
Sep 5, 2013
General Compliance Date for the HIPAA Final Rule Grows Near
September 23rd 2013 marks the general compliance enforcement date for the Final Rule of the Omnibus Health Insurance Portability and...
Aug 22, 2013
Employers Still Required to Issue Exchange Notices by October 1st
One of the major elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) is the creation of various insurance Exchanges...
Aug 13, 2013
MLR Rebate Deadline Approaching
August 1, 2013 will mark the second consecutive annual medical loss ratio (MLR) deadline. Health plan issuers, if required, must issue...
Jul 21, 2013
Final Rules on Religious Organizations and Contraception Coverage
The Obama administration issued final rules addressing how healthcare reform’s contraceptive coverage mandate applies to religious...
Jul 9, 2013
DOMA Decisions Impact on Welfare Plan Administration
The Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decisions struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which stated that...
Jul 8, 2013
Pay or Play Employer Mandate Delayed One Year
The Obama Administration has announced a one-year delay before the PPACA employer mandate known as “pay or play” will begin. This is...
Jul 2, 2013
PCOR Fees - Reporting and Preparation Process
Recently released guidance addresses the new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Trust Fund fee that group health plan sponsors...
Jun 5, 2013