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Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

Here We Go Again, PCORI’s Back in Town

For those employers that sponsor a self-insured health plan, it’s important to be aware that the deadline for your 2021 PCORI filing is August 2, 2021. This deadline applies for plan years ending on December 31, 2020 (or any...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

Prompt Action by Employers Required for COBRA Changes in the American Rescue Plan Act

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the “American Rescue Plan Act” (“ARPA”) (HR 1319). While ARPA addresses many different areas, employers will need to act promptly with regard to benefits under the...more

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COVID-19 Extension Guidance Makes the Interplay Between COBRA and Medicare (a Bit) Trickier

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The rules concerning the interplay between COBRA and Medicare are a frequent source of confusion for employers. The spike in retirements, layoffs, and furloughs attributable to the coronavirus pandemic has produced an...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

COVID-19: The Road Ahead for Commercial Health Insurance—Q&A

Federal and state actions related to commercial health insurance are already underway—and healthcare stakeholders and state regulators will have to manage a rising tide of emerging developments and new regulations in the...more

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Recently Issued Insurance Guidance Will Impact Ohio Employment-Based Health Plans

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In an effort to alleviate the COVID-19 public health threat, the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) issued bulletin 2020-03, titled “Health Insurance Coverage Flexibility for Ohio Employees” (the Bulletin), effective March 20...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

COVID-19 Update – Ohio Changes Rules For Health Insurance Coverage

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The Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) has issued guidance pursuant to Governor Mike DeWine’s emergency declaration and March 9, 2020, order directing state agencies to implement procedures consistent with recommendations...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Can Temporarily Laid Off Workers Remain on a Company's Medical Insurance Plan?

We have had a number of questions from clients about their ability to maintain group medical and other employer-provided benefits for employees affected by temporary layoffs and working hours reductions related to COVID-19....more

Snell & Wilmer

Arizona’s New Mini-COBRA Statute Has Arrived, but Is Preemption a Concern?

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The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) requires employers who have 20 or more employees and who offer a group health insurance plan to provide enrollees with a right to continue coverage after...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Final 2015 Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, 1095-C and Instructions

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On September 16, 2015, the IRS finalized these ACA coverage reporting Forms and Instructions... We report here, with minimal analysis, changes that we recognized on first comparison to the 2015 Draft Forms and Instructions....more

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Employee Benefits Alert - August 2015

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Retirement Plans - IRS Issues Guidance on Benefit Suspension Voting under MPRA - As we have written in prior alerts, the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) permits trustees of financially troubled...more

Morgan Lewis

DOL Guidance on Notice of Exchange Options

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New notice describing availability of Exchange coverage must be provided by October 1, 2013. ...more

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