News & Analysis as of September 20, 2024

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) › Written Notice

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

You Received a Health Insurance Marketplace Notice from HHS – Now What?

Snell & Wilmer on 8/19/2016

Take a deep breath. The HHS Health Insurance Marketplace Notice (the “Notice”) may seem to be a nuisance, but it does not necessarily mean that you will be subject to employer shared responsibility penalties....more

Healthcare Legal News: Volume 5, Number 4: HHS’s New Anti-Discrimination Regulation Proposal, Explained

Dickinson Wright on 10/30/2015

In September, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released proposed anti-discrimination regulations that, if adopted, change the playing field in which physicians and other healthcare providers practice. These...more

Employers Will Begin Receiving Premium Subsidy Award Notices From The Health Care Exchange in 2016

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 10/5/2015

Beginning in 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin its process of verifying the eligibility of recipients who receive the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) advanced premium tax credit to help purchase...more

Expanded Exemption for Religious Employers Regarding Women's Contraceptive Services

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/12/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires non-grandfathered group health plans to cover preventive services at no cost. For women this includes all FDA-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures,...more

Employers’ Affordable Care Act Notice Requirement Delayed

Butler Snow LLP on 2/8/2013

On January 24, 2013, the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury published a new installment of their “Frequently Asked Questions about Affordable Care Act Implementation” series. This...more

Navigating Health Care Reform: Agencies Give Employers Additional Time to Send Health Benefit Exchange Notices

Snell & Wilmer on 2/1/2013

As reported in our November 12, 2012 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (collectively, the “Affordable Care...more

PPACA Update: Employers' Deadline To Provide Notice Of Health Care Exchanges Postponed

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/29/2013

Late last week, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services issued a new Frequently Asked Question (“FAQ”) page addressing implementation questions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...more

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