Employer Group Health Plans

Group Health Plan Can Enforce Reimbursement Rights Against Trustee

by Lori Oliphant | Winstead PC on 5/24/2013

On the heels of the United States Supreme Court’s recent holding in U.S. Airways v. McCutchen, where the Court held that a group health plan’s reimbursement rights are not automatically subject to equitable defenses, it...more

Healthcare Law -- May 21, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/22/2013

Clearing up the Rumors around Health Reform Delays: What Really Happened, What Won’t and Steps Employers and Insurers Can Take Now - Rumors are flying in health policy circles that the Obama Administration might delay...more

The Employer's Playbook for ACA Compliance: Are You In The 2014 "Pay Or Play" Game?

by Dan S. Brandenburg, Sarah Lockwood Church, Joanne G. Jacobson, Paul Kasicky, Joni Landy, Kevin Wiggins | Saul Ewing LLP on 5/22/2013

For better or worse, the ACA or Health Care Reform is still with us. If you do not want to end up in the penalty box in 2014, you must know whether you are subject to the employer shared responsibility provisions of the ACA...more

Health Care Reform Blog: Bare Bones" Health Plans- Are They Legal?

by Susan J. Freed | Davis Brown Law Firm on 5/21/2013

You may have woken up today to media reports of large employers exploring the idea of dropping traditional health plans in favor of very limited health care plans as a way to lessen the burden imposed on large employers for...more

IRS, Treasury Department Issue Proposed Rules Governing Minimum Value, Affordability, and Wellness Programs

by Alden J. Bianchi | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 5/17/2013

A key policy goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) is the expansion of health insurance coverage to all Americans. The concepts of “minimum value” and its correlate “actuarial value” speak to the...more

DOL (Finally) Issues Model Exchange Notice

by Jewelie Grape | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 5/16/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued long-awaited temporary guidance and a model notice to be provided to employees about upcoming coverage options through the health care exchange, known as the Marketplace,...more

Affordable Care Act: Employers Must Soon Provide Marketplace Notices to Employees

by J. S. Christie, Andrew Elbon, B. David Joffe, Jack Levy, Gordon Earle Nichols, Laura Schiele Robinson, Jay Turner | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/15/2013

Employers have until October 1, 2013, to provide notice to current employees of coverage options available through the Health Insurance Marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act. On May 8, 2013, the U.S....more

Strategic Implementation of Employer Shared Responsibility Rules & 2014 Planning Considerations

by Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 5/14/2013

In This Presentation: •Welcome •Overview of the Employer Shared Responsibility Rules - Impact on Corporate Structure - Time Line Examples to Demonstrate Application of Measurement, Administrative & Stability...more

DOL Updates Model COBRA Notice in Light of Health Care Reform

by Roberta Chevlowe | Proskauer - ERISA Practice Center on 5/13/2013

Come 2014, the Health Insurance Exchanges will provide another option to COBRA “qualified beneficiaries” who are considering whether to elect to continue health coverage under an employer’s group plan....more

The Obamacare “Play or Pay” Rules: A Practical Approach

by Jeff Belfiglio | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/10/2013

The IRS recently released new proposed regulations to implement the Shared Responsibility or “Play or Pay” provisions of Health Care Reform. The proposed regulations provide a wealth of detail on key issues required to...more

DOL Releases Guidance on Employer Notices about Exchange Availability

by Jean C. Hemphill, Robert Kaplan | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/10/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published guidance on the notice that most employers must provide to their employees by October 1, 2013, about the insurance that will be available through health care marketplaces known...more

Treasury Proposes Minimum Value Rules for Health Plans

by Kurt Anderson, Brian M. Pinheiro | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/9/2013

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published proposed regulations that provide guidance on how an employer may determine whether its group health plan provides “minimum value.”...more

Employer Responsibility – Will You Pay or Play?

by Kathryn Paradise, David L. Woodard | Poyner Spruill LLP on 5/7/2013

Starting in 2014, provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act become effective known as “Pay or Play” or “Employer Shared Responsibility.” Large employers will be faced with the decision whether to offer...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - May 6, 2013

by Mark Alderman | Cozen O'Connor on 5/7/2013

Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new proposed regulations on FY 2014 payment updates and regulatory policy changes for inpatient and long term care hospitals, skilled nursing facilitates,...more

Health Care Reform Blog: IRS Proposes Additional Minimum Value Rules

by Susan J. Freed | Davis Brown Law Firm on 5/6/2013

Last Friday the IRS released additional proposed regulations implementing the minimum value requirement for coverage sponsored by employers with 50 or more FTEs. The proposed rules provide that amounts contributed by...more

Staffing Industry Compliance with the Employer Shared Responsibility (aka “Pay-or-Play”) Provisions of the Affordable Care Act:...

by Alden J. Bianchi | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 5/3/2013

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”), the federal government, state governments, insurers, employers, and individuals all share responsibility to make affordable health insurance coverage widely...more

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Group Health Plan Can Enforce Reimbursement Rights Against Trustee

Healthcare Law -- May 21, 2013

The Employer's Playbook for ACA Compliance: Are You In The 2014 "Pay Or Play" Game?

Health Care Reform Blog: Bare Bones" Health Plans- Are They Legal?

IRS, Treasury Department Issue Proposed Rules Governing Minimum Value, Affordability, and Wellness Programs

DOL (Finally) Issues Model Exchange Notice

Affordable Care Act: Employers Must Soon Provide Marketplace Notices to Employees

Strategic Implementation of Employer Shared Responsibility Rules & 2014 Planning Considerations

DOL Updates Model COBRA Notice in Light of Health Care Reform

The Obamacare “Play or Pay” Rules: A Practical Approach

DOL Releases Guidance on Employer Notices about Exchange Availability

Treasury Proposes Minimum Value Rules for Health Plans

Employer Responsibility – Will You Pay or Play?

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - May 6, 2013

Health Care Reform Blog: IRS Proposes Additional Minimum Value Rules

Staffing Industry Compliance with the Employer Shared Responsibility (aka “Pay-or-Play”) Provisions of the Affordable Care Act:...

Benefits Update, No. 2, May 2013: Healthcare Reform: To Play Or Pay – That Is The Question

Healthcare Update, No. 2, May 2013 - Court Upholds OFCCP's Jurisdiction Over Healthcare Providers

Agencies Issue New FAQs Regarding Implementation of ACA

The ACA’s Effects on the Employer Insurance Market

More Guidance Issued on Summaries of Benefits and Coverage

Supreme Court Upholds Health Plan’s Right To Recover Money from Third Party

Healthcare Law -- Apr 22, 2013

New Affordable Care Act Fees Impact Group Health Plans in 2013 and 2014

Health Reform - New Guidance On Eligibility Waiting Periods (or, when is 90 days not 90 days?)

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