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Local Finance Notice 2011-20: Implementing Pension and Health Benefit Reforms
On Monday, July 25, 2011 the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services issued a Local Finance Notice, 2011-20, “Implementing the...
Jul 25, 2011
Revised Rules and Model Notices on External Review
As part of healthcare reform, non-grandfathered plans are required to comply with new claims and appeal rules that are broad reaching and...
Jul 6, 2011
New Healthcare Waiver Guidance and List of Granted Waivers
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created a process to review and approve waivers from the restrictions related to annual...
Jun 20, 2011
Cafeteria Plan Amendments for OTC Drug Reimbursement
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) established a new uniform standard for certain medical expenses. Effective January...
Jun 12, 2011
2012 HSA/HDHP Limits Released
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) effective for calendar...
May 26, 2011
Medicare Part D Model Disclosure Notices Updated
The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) requires that employers sponsoring plans with prescription drug coverage (not just employers with...
May 22, 2011
Essential Benefits to be Defined
As the national healthcare reform law continues to evolve, regulators are now focusing on how to define “essential benefits” — the basic...
May 17, 2011
Electronic Disclosure Rules
It has been nearly a decade since the Department of Labor (DOL) issued electronic disclosure regulations establishing a safe harbor for...
May 11, 2011
IRS Asks for Comments on Employer Mandate "Shared Responsibility" Provisions
Starting in 2014, employers with 50 or more full-time (FT) employees that do not offer affordable health coverage to their FT employees...
May 10, 2011
DOL Issues Report to Congress on Self-Insured Group Health Plans
The Department of Labor recently released a report required by the national healthcare reform act that provides detailed statistics on...
May 3, 2011