Affordable Care Act, Notice Requirements

Broadened Non-Discrimination Mandates Imposed on Medical Providers – How to Comply

Bowditch & Dewey on 7/30/2024

The Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law in 2010, contained a provision (commonly referred to as Section 1557) prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in...more

New ACA 1557 Non-Discrimination Rules: Checklist For Healthcare Providers

Holland & Hart LLP on 5/22/2024

On May 6, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its final rule revamping the non-discrimination regulations issued under § 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The revised rules apply to all...more

How to Comply with HHS' New Nondiscrimination Compliance Infrastructure Requirements in Your Facility

Baker Donelson on 5/13/2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Office of the Secretary (collectively, HHS) released on May 6, 2024, the agencies' Final Rule governing the implementation of...more

Year-End Compliance Checklist for Employee Benefit Plans

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 10/23/2023

As we come to the end of the year, it is a good time for employers with January 1st health plan renewals to review their plan documents and get ready for open enrollment. The following is a checklist that lists some of the...more

The Department of Labor Issues Guidance for Employers Concerning the PUMP Act

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/7/2023

On December 29, 2022, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP”) was signed into law. PUMP further amends the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) by extending protections for employees...more

CMS Releases Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024 Final Rule

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/25/2023

On April 17, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024 Final Rule (the “Notice”) that...more

An Ounce of Prevention… EEOC Releases New “Know Your Rights” Poster

DarrowEverett LLP on 11/2/2022

In its first update since 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has released a new “Know Your Rights” poster to replace its older “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster. As a refresher,...more

HHS Proposes Rule Strengthening Section 1557 Protections Against Nondiscrimination in Health Activities

BakerHostetler on 8/8/2022

On Aug. 4, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its proposed rule, Nondiscrimination in Health Care and Activities (Proposed Rule), to revise its regulations pertaining to Section 1557 of the...more

HHS Finalizes Civil Rights and Anti-Discrimination Rule

Rivkin Radler LLP on 6/16/2020

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has finalized a new rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act in an effort to enforce civil rights laws and protect against discrimination in healthcare. The...more

Federal Courts Vacate the New HHS “Conscience Rule” Two Weeks Before it was to Take Effect

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 11/21/2019

A November 6, 2019 decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated new rules promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intended to protect medical providers...more

2019 ERISA Welfare Plan Checklist

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 10/9/2019

We recognize that many of our clients sponsor ERISA welfare benefit plans and are currently undergoing their open enrollment process and issuing related participant communications. To assist our clients with that process, we...more

Digging into the New HRA Regulations, Part 3 – Premium Tax Credit and Employer Mandate Impact on Individual Coverage HRAs

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 7/19/2019

As part of our ongoing series on the final regulations expanding the availability of health reimbursement accounts (“HRAs”), we discussed the newly-created Individual Coverage HRAs, which generally allow for employers to...more

New Final Rules Permit Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/9/2019

• The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) issued Final Rules regarding a new type of health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) – the individual coverage HRA...more

Digging into the New HRA Regulations Part 1 – Individual Coverage HRAs

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 6/24/2019

As discussed in our June 18th blog entry, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) recently released final regulations expanding the use of health reimbursement...more

Compensation and Benefits Insights – May 2019

King & Spalding on 5/30/2019

In State of New York v. United States Department of Labor, the District Court for the District of Columbia held that the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) final regulations on association health plans (“AHPs”) issued on June...more

Compensation and Benefits Insights - February 2019

King & Spalding on 3/5/2019

Employers and Benefits Practitioners Eagerly Await Final Regulations on Expanded Use of HRAs - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, together with...more

DOL Issues Updated ACA Marketplace Notice

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/14/2018

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued new versions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Notices of Exchanges. The ACA requires employers to provide employees with a written notice that contains information about the...more

Employer Alert: Updated Affordable Care Act Notices Replace Earlier Versions

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 8/7/2018

The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued updated Affordable Care Act model notice forms (OMB No.1210-0149). The new forms contain an expiration date of 5/31/2020, and replace all earlier versions....more

Are You In Compliance With The Notice Requirements of the Nondiscrimination Rules?

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/15/2017

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in certain health programs or activities. Covered Entities that receive Federal financial...more

Three Things Health Care Employers Should Know About Affordable Care Act Section 1557

Baker Donelson on 5/22/2017

Health care providers are likely familiar with the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) prohibitions on discriminating against the recipients of their services, but providers also must be mindful that the ACA may also make them...more

ERISA Newsletter - First Quarter 2017

Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/6/2017

After a brief hiatus, Proskauer's ERISA Newsletter is back with a brand new look. We hope you like it and find it is easier to navigate. In addition to implementing our new format, we have moved to a quarterly publication...more

Notice Requirement for Small Employer HRAs Delayed Pending Regulations

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 3/1/2017

On February 27, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2017-20 delaying the notice requirement for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (“QSEHRAs”). By way of background, prior to enactment of...more

Curing What Ails You – Relief for Small Employer HRAs

Snell & Wilmer on 2/22/2017

The impact of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) on health reimbursement arrangements (“HRAs”) has not been favorable. Many employers got rid of their HRAs or integrated them with a major medical plan in order to avoid...more

News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - February 2017

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC on 2/13/2017

The Agency of Transportation has submitted a proposal to the House Transportation Committee that would allow the agency to seek damages from a utility that fails to move or adjust a utility line that is in a state or local...more

The Beginning of The Repeal of Obamacare? Some Relaxation of The Rules For Small Employers

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 1/24/2017

In my blog post last September, I told you that employers could no longer offer to pay their employees’ premiums for individual healthcare due to rules under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). However, starting January 1, 2017,...more

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