Health Insurance, Employer Group Health Plans

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

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

by Cheryl Behymer, Richele Taylor | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/1/2013

A federal district court has confirmed the position of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) finding that three hospitals providing medical services to U.S. government employees, and receiving payments...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

SCOTUS Declines Review in Case Allowing Health Care Provider to Pursue State Law Misrepresentation Claims Against ERISA Health...

by James Hazlehurst | Barger & Wolen on 3/1/2013

The United States Supreme Court recently denied certiorari in a Fifth Circuit case, United Healthcare Insurance Co. v. Access Mediquip LLC, that allowed a health care provider to pursue state law misrepresentation claims...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

New HIPAA Rules Regarding Genetic Information Affect Employers, Group Health Plans, Health Insurers and Healthcare Providers

by Lisa Clark, Harry Silver | Duane Morris LLP on 2/26/2013

Genetic Information Under HIPAA - While the final rule supplementing and modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, Breach Reporting and Enforcement Rules—78 Fed. Reg....more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - February 2013

by Anthony Cacace, Stacey Cerrone, Page W. Griffin, Jacklina Len, Kara L. Lincoln, Brian S. Neulander | Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/19/2013

In This Issue: - Editor's Overview - View from Proskauer: Are Your Conversations Privileged under ERISA? - Rulings, Filings, and Settlements of Interest ...more

Laboratory Retirees May Proceed In Their Lawsuit Over Health Benefits Against Regents

by Arturo E. Ocampo, Laura Izon Powell, Bruce A. Scheidt, Kristianne Seargeant, David W. Tyra | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 2/8/2013

A group of retirees from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory brought a lawsuit against the Regents of the University of California (“Regents”) after the University of California eliminated their University-sponsored health...more

DOL, IRS, and HHS Put the Brakes on Stand-Alone HRAs Used to Access Health Insurance Coverage in the Individual Market

by Gary Bacher, Alden J. Bianchi | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 2/4/2013

In a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) posted to the Department of Labor’s website on January 24, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the “Departments”) put a stop to an approach to...more

Roadmap to Compliance: Navigating the Employer Shared Responsibility Rules

by Leigh Riley, Erik Vogt | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/31/2013

Earlier this month, the IRS issued proposed regulations that provide much-needed guidance on the new “pay or play” rules (also called the shared responsibility rules) that will apply to employers’ group health plans beginning...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

Notice Of Exchange Requirement Under Affordable Care Act Delayed

by Tracy Morley | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/30/2013

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employers are required to provide employees with written notice explaining the availability of health care exchanges. Employers initially had a deadline of March 1, 2013; however, on...more

Restrictions On Fixed Indemnity Coverage

by Steven Imber, Jennifer Osborn Nix | Polsinelli on 1/30/2013

The Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration issued guidance on the issuance of fixed indemnity insurance on January 24, 2013 in its FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI. These FAQs are...more

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

by Robert A. Fisher, Lyndsey Kruzer | Foley Hoag LLP on 1/30/2013

On January 25, 2013, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would postpone the implementation of a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that will require employers to inform employees about health...more

Employers Receive Additional Time to Provide Exchange Notice to Employees

by Susan Whittaker Hughes, John McGowan, Jennifer Mills | BakerHostetler on 1/30/2013

As most are aware, 2013 is an important transition year when it comes to complying with the Affordable Care Act....more

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

by Harry Atlas, Jennifer Spiegel Berman, Christopher E. Condeluci, Thora A. Johnson, Gregory J. Ossi | Venable LLP on 1/4/2013

Proposed regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service on December 28, 2012 provide some relief to large employers subject to the employer-sponsored coverage mandate under health care reform. The employer mandate is...more

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

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/4/2013

Last Friday, the Department of the Treasury issued proposed regulations on the employer shared responsibility provisions in section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code, under which an employer may be subject to an assessment...more

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

by Nancy Farnam, Kimberley Mitchell | Varnum LLP on 1/2/2013

Under the Affordable Care Act, beginning in 2014, a "large employer" will be required to offer minimum essential health care coverage for all "full-time employees" or will pay a penalty tax for failing to offer such coverage....more

What Employers Need to Know About Healthcare Reform for 2013

by Michael Chan, Martin Smith | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/2/2013

As the end of 2012 approaches, we consider what a notable year it has been for the future of healthcare reform, starting with the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold key provisions of the Patient Protection and...more

In Case You Were Confused, Medicare is for the Benefit of Employees, not Employers

by Karina Sterman | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 11/8/2012

Most employers these days know that they cannot set a mandatory retirement age for employees. This arcane practice runs directly afoul of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)....more

Hurry Up and Wait—New Waiting Period Guidance for Health Plans

by Stephen A. Riga | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/10/2012

The government recently issued Notice 2012-59 (August 31, 2012), describing the 90-day limit for waiting periods to enter group health plans, as added by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This notice provides temporary guidance...more

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters

Health Insurance › Employer Group Health Plans