Health Insurance Exchanges

The Affordable Care Act's Marketplace Notice: What Employers Need to Know

by Katie Morton, Mary Turk-Meena, Lynne Shore Wakefield | K&L Gates LLP on 5/20/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued long-awaited guidance on the notice that must be provided to employees by October 1, 2013, the first day of the Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period (the...more

DOL Releases Exchange Notice Guidance and Model Notices

by Dennis R. Bonessa, John D. Martini, Rachel Cutler Shim, Allison Warden Sizemore | Reed Smith on 5/17/2013

On May 8, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued guidance regarding the requirement that employers provide notice to employees describing the coverage options available under Health Insurance Marketplaces (formerly known as...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

Employers Must Notify Employees of the Availability of Health Insurance Exchanges - Employers Can Use Model Notices Issued by the...

by Allison De Tal, Isabel Safie, John Wahlin | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/16/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act added Section 18B to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), requiring employers to give notice to employees of the coverage options available through state insurance exchanges....more

Health Care Reform Update: Employee Notice Requirements

by Colleen Lamarre, Sarah Ranni | Phillips Lytle LLP on 5/16/2013

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has issued long-awaited guidance on the health insurance exchange notice requirement that applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Generally, PPACA...more

Model Notice of Exchanges Issued with New October 1, 2013 Deadline

by Stephanie Smithey | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/15/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Technical Release 2013-02 on May 8, 2013, providing temporary guidance and model notices that will allow employers to comply with another new requirement imposed by the Affordable...more

Legal Alert: Notice Of Health Exchange Coverage Options Guidance Released

by Tiffany D. Downs, Scott V. Wagner | FordHarrison on 5/14/2013

The Affordable Care Act added section 18B to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which requires certain employers to send out notices to employees regarding the availability of the state-based Health Insurance Exchanges...more

Model Notices of Health Insurance Options – Employers Must Distribute by October 1, 2013

by Howard Clemons | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/14/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued model notices for informing existing employees and new hires of health coverage options which will be available through the new marketplace of state and federally supported health...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

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News - May 2013

by Jane Arnold, Colleen M. Faddick, Sara Iams, Matthew Murer, Alan K. Parver, Tennille Syrstad | Polsinelli on 5/13/2013

In This Issue: - Top News ..HHS Releases Hospital Pricing Data in Transparency Effort; Results Show Significant Variation ..States Divided on Medicaid Expansion ..CMS Issues FY 2014 Proposed Rules for...more

IRS Releases Guidance on Wellness Programs and “Affordability” under the Employer Mandate

by Stacy H. Barrow, Lynda Noggle, Austen Townsend | Proskauer - ERISA Practice Center on 5/13/2013

On May 3, 2013, the IRS released proposed regulations on certain provisions relating to the federal premium tax credits that eligible individuals will use to purchase subsidized health insurance coverage from public exchanges...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

Health Care Reform Blog: DOL Releases Model Health Insurance Marketplace Notice For Distribution by Employers

by Susan J. Freed | Davis Brown Law Firm on 5/9/2013

Today the Department of Labor released guidance and model notices for employers to use when informing employees of the availability of health insurance on the statewide exchange....more

Affordable Care Act: Navigators Get Clarified and Standardized in CMS's Latest Proposed Rule

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 5/1/2013

On Friday, April 5, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule (45 CFR Part 155) that clarifies and implements standards for providers of consumer-related assistance under the...more

Connecting the Dots on Health Care Reform: The Law, The Policy, and What It Means for Associations

by Venable LLP on 5/1/2013

In this presentation: - Policy - The Drivers of Health Care Reform? - The Exchange & Congressional Intent - Two Kinds of “Public” Exchanges - What Should You Know About the “Public”...more

The ACA’s Effects on the Employer Insurance Market

by Joel Ario, David Herbst | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/30/2013

Will Employers Face a Surge in Enrollment? Employers start by asking one big question. Are they currently excluding a significant number of employees to whom they now will need to offer coverage? For many, the answer...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - April 26, 2013

by Mark Alderman | Cozen O'Connor on 4/26/2013

Marilyn Tavenner received bipartisan support from members of the Senate Committee on Finance in her confirmation hearing to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) though a full Senate vote is being held up,...more

Healthcare Law -- Apr 22, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/22/2013

In This Issue: The ACA’s Effects on the Employer Insurance Market; Using the Premium Assistance Option to Purchase Coverage for Medicaid Beneficiaries in the Exchange: A Review of the Legal, Policy and Operational Issues; and...more

Health Care Reform: Decisions and a Changing World for Employers

by Wesley Roberts, Michael Sheridan | Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 4/11/2013

Having cleared the hurdles of a Supreme Court decision and the 2010 and 2012 national elections, health care reform mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA” or the “Act”) is closing in fast on key...more

Legal Alert: Full Implementation Of SHOP Health Exchanges Delayed

by Tiffany D. Downs, Scott V. Wagner | FordHarrison on 4/9/2013

The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") recently announced that full implementation of the SHOP component of the state-based health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act (the "ACA") run in full or...more

HHS Revisions to SHOP Rule

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 4/9/2013

On March 11, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that would amend an earlier final rule related to health insurance exchanges and, more specifically, the Small Business Health...more

Government Relations And Lobbying Insight - 2013 Minnesota Legislative Session: A Summary Of What's Happened, A Preview Of What's...

by Amber Backhaus, Paul Cassidy | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 4/8/2013

The Minnesota Legislature reconvened this past Tuesday after a weeklong break. Committees have taken to task assembling omnibus bills to meet the third committee deadline of April 19. This deadline was set in January for...more

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