Health Insurance, Affordable Care Act

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: 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

Illinois Office of the Inspector General Self-Disclosure Protocol for Reporting Medicaid Overpayment

by Nicholas Lynn | Duane Morris LLP on 4/8/2013

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services ("Department"), Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), has now issued an Informational Notice and Voluntary Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol ("Protocol") providing...more

Fully-Insured Expatriate Health Plans Get Extra Time to Comply with PPACA

by Tzvia Feiertag | Proskauer - ERISA Practice Center on 3/21/2013

Recognizing that expatriate group health plans may find it impossible, or nearly impossible, to comply with all of the relevant provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), the U.S. Labor...more

OSHA Issues Interim Final Rule on Whistleblower Protections under the Affordable Care Act

by Amy Bashore, Denise Keyser | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/1/2013

As the 2014 implementation date for the most controversial provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) draws closer, most businesses are focused on ensuring that their group health plans meet the ACA's requirements. But there...more

Employers Should Ask Their Insurance Agents Whether Early Renewal Of Health Insurance Coverage Is Appropriate

by Bruce Platt, Scott T. Silverman | Akerman Senterfitt on 2/28/2013

While one of the greatest benefits of the federal Affordable Care Act ("ACA") is better access for all to quality healthcare, theoretically resulting in lower health care expenditures, there also are costs associated with the...more

CMS Announces Proposed Rule Implementing the ACA's MLR Requirements for MA and Prescription Drug Plans

by Darryl Landahl, Ishra Solieman | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 2/22/2013

On February 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Proposed Rule, effective calendar year (CY) 2014, implementing the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA)...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - February 19, 2013

by Mark Alderman | Cozen O'Connor on 2/19/2013

Last week another marketplace deadline came and went, Illinois became the 21st state approved to operate a health insurance marketplace, and U.S. senators pressed the HHS official responsible for the bulk of exchange...more

Proposed Regulations Released on Contraceptive Coverage Exemption and Accommodation for Nonprofit Religious Employers

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/18/2013

On January 30, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) released proposed regulations regarding contraceptive coverage for employees of religious employers. This guidance is the...more

Will States Allow Obamacare to Bring Universal Coverage?

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 2/15/2013

One of the primary goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is to make insurance available to as many consumers are possible. Now, as the law gears up toward full implementation in 2014, states...more

IRS Releases Proposed and Final Regulations regarding Health Insurance Premium Tax Credits

by Christopher K. Buch, Russell E. Greenblatt | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/8/2013

On January 30, the Internal Revenue Service released proposed and final regulations regarding the health insurance premium tax credit and the requirement that an employer maintain minimum essential coverage under the...more

Smokers Could Pay Big Bucks For Obamacare

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 2/8/2013

Waiting for Obamacare to bring affordable and comprehensive insurance to the masses? Consumers who enjoy the sweet, sweet drag of an American Spirit or Marlboro Red might be waiting in vain. The Patient Protection and...more

CMS and IRS Publish Proposed Rules on Exemption to Individual Mandate Financial Penalty

by King & Spalding on 2/7/2013

CMS and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued two proposed rules on January 30, 2013 setting forth the exemptions an individual may satisfy to avoid financial penalties associated with the Patient Protection and...more

Health Care Reform “Pay Or Play” Guidance Issued

by Jewelie Grape | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 2/4/2013

In early January, the Internal Revenue Service published proposed regulations on “Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage.” These regulations incorporate the provisions of many previous Notices with...more

Exchange Notice Deadline Postponed: Employers Need Not Furnish The Notice Of Coverage Options Available Through Exchanges By March...

by Margret Warrick Truax | Perkins Coie on 1/31/2013

The Affordable Care Act requires employers to provide written notice of coverage options available through an Exchange (the Exchange Notice) to each employee by March 1, 2013 and to each new employee thereafter on his or her...more

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Health Insurance › Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

Employer Responsibility – Will You Pay or Play?

Health Care Reform: Decisions and a Changing World for Employers

Illinois Office of the Inspector General Self-Disclosure Protocol for Reporting Medicaid Overpayment

Fully-Insured Expatriate Health Plans Get Extra Time to Comply with PPACA

OSHA Issues Interim Final Rule on Whistleblower Protections under the Affordable Care Act

Employers Should Ask Their Insurance Agents Whether Early Renewal Of Health Insurance Coverage Is Appropriate

CMS Announces Proposed Rule Implementing the ACA's MLR Requirements for MA and Prescription Drug Plans

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - February 19, 2013

Proposed Regulations Released on Contraceptive Coverage Exemption and Accommodation for Nonprofit Religious Employers

Will States Allow Obamacare to Bring Universal Coverage?

IRS Releases Proposed and Final Regulations regarding Health Insurance Premium Tax Credits

Smokers Could Pay Big Bucks For Obamacare

CMS and IRS Publish Proposed Rules on Exemption to Individual Mandate Financial Penalty

Health Care Reform “Pay Or Play” Guidance Issued

Exchange Notice Deadline Postponed: Employers Need Not Furnish The Notice Of Coverage Options Available Through Exchanges By March...

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News Update: January 30, 2013

Notice Of Exchange Requirement Under Affordable Care Act Delayed

Restrictions On Fixed Indemnity Coverage

U.S. Department of Labor Postpones Affordable Care Act’s Employer Health Insurance Notice Requirement

Employers Receive Additional Time to Provide Exchange Notice to Employees

HHS Releases Proposed Application Process for Affordable Insurance Programs

Limited Relief for Employers under Health Care Reform's "Play-or-Pay" Rules

Proposed Regulations Issued on Employer Shared Responsibility Payments under the Affordable Care Act

How Large Employers, Full Time Employees Will Be Determined For Affordable Care Act

Remember To Report The Value Of Health Coverage On Employees’ 2012 Form W-2s

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