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Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Healthcare Reform

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Health Care Reform Changes and Other Updates

This Advisory provides a summary of recent developments impacting Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requirements applicable to employers, as well as other recent changes impacting employer-sponsored health plans. ACA...more

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Election 2020 Snapshot: Helping our life sciences and health care clients make sense of the U.S. election results

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President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to expand the role of the federal government in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, build on the Affordable Care Act, and continue drug pricing reform efforts. These actions...more

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Association Health Plans Present Opportunities for Employers

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New guidance helps plan sponsors and employers manage and operate AHPs - The Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released guidance related to the DOL's June 28th final rule on association...more

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2017 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health & Welfare

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As 2017 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are presenting our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 will cover...more

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Health Care Reform Weekly Roundup – Issue 3

Below are key health care reform developments from the week of May 22nd. CBO/JCT Estimate for AHCA Released. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released an updated cost estimate...more

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Health Care Reform in Transition While Congress Deliberates

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Changes are imminent for the Affordable Care Act and a range of other laws and regulations affecting the health care industry. Ballard Spahr attorneys established a Health Care Reform Initiative in 2008 to monitor and analyze...more

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New Law Permits Stand-Alone Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) For Small Employers

On December 13, 2016 President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act. The law had been approved with bipartisan support in the House by a vote of 392 to 26 and in the Senate by a vote of 94 to 5. The law addresses...more

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Update on ACA Reporting (Forms 1095-C and 1094-C) – Round Two

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The Internal Revenue Service just issued Notice 2016-70 granting certain transitional relief in regards to 2016 ACA reporting requirements. In particular this Notice: - Postpones the due date to provide 2016 Form...more

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Reporting for ACA Mandates: Final Forms and Additional Guidance

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The IRS has finalized the 2015 forms and instructions for reporting under the individual and employer mandates and issued additional guidance on these new reporting requirements. The following forms are now available...more

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Rethinking COBRA After Health Care Reform

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The Health Care Reform Act made many changes to health plans, but one thing it did not do was expressly eliminate or change the COBRA rules. Although health care reform does not expressly change COBRA, it does, in many ways,...more

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Special Open Enrollment Period Under Federal Health Care Marketplace For COBRA

A year ago, the Department of Labor (DOL) released model general notice and model election notice forms for providing COBRA notices to employees in anticipation of the availability of alternative individual health insurance...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOL Issues Updated Model COBRA Notices

On May 2, 2014, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued proposed regulations amending the notice requirements under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”). The proposed regulations...more

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Employee Benefits Update: 2013 Year End Plan Tasks

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As we approach the end of the year, employers and plan sponsors of qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans should take time to meet various upcoming deadlines. Failure to comply with the deadlines may result...more

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Government Agencies Release Additional Guidance on Minimum Essential Coverage, Minimum Value and Summary of Benefits and Coverage

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As discussed in our March 20, 2013 Legal Alert – Health Care Reform’s Large Employer Play or Pay Penalties: A Checklist for Employers, large employers will be subject to a penalty tax if they either: (1) fail to offer...more

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HIPAA Healthcare Reform - Prompt Attention Needed to Address Upcoming 2013 Deadlines

2013 has already been a busy year for employers with group health plans who are trying to navigate the Affordable Care Act and its immediate implications for employee benefits. However, there are other, less talked about but...more

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Department of Labor Sets October 1 Deadline for Employers to Send Health Benefit Exchange Notices; COBRA Election Notices Must...

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As reported in our January 31, 2013 Navigating Health Care Reform Alert, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (collectively, the “Affordable Care Act”)...more

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