Obamacare Provision Requiring Businesses to Provide Health Insurance Delayed Until 2015
With less than 50 days until open enrollment begins, tensions in Washington and around the country are high among health care stakeholders. ...more
As discussed in our March 20, 2013 Legal Alert – Health Care Reform’s Large Employer Play or Pay Penalties: A Checklist for Employers, large employers will be subject to a penalty tax if they either: (1) fail to offer...more
For the past several months (and, in many cases, years), most large employers have been preparing for the consequences of offering (or not offering) their workforce health coverage and complying with the complexities...more
Although the employer mandate has been delayed to 2015, employers shouldn’t relax too much because significant planning still needs to be done now. Beginning in 2015 large employers either must offer full-time employees...more
Established as a part of the comprehensive 2006 Massachusetts health care reform law, the Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector (a/k/a the “Connector”) served as a model for the American Health Benefit Exchanges that are a...more
On July 2, 2013, the U.S. Treasury Department delayed enforcement of the employer “play or pay” mandate penalties and reporting requirements one year to 2015, stating that covered employers should still comply with the...more
Health Care Reform: IRS Transitional Relief Delays Pay or Play Reporting and Penalties - As we reported in an alert on July 3, the IRS has provided transitional relief to employers that delays pay or play reporting and...more
With only two weeks before Congress’ August recess and just a little more than two months before October open enrollment begins, Washington is busy sorting through, implementing and, in some cases, fighting the Affordable...more
As seen in many mainstream press reports, the Obama administration announced in early July that (1) the employer mandate and (2) certain reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will...more
January 1, 2014 is fast approaching and regulators, payor organizations, providers, and many other interested parties are working to implement, operationalize, and participate in the state-based American Health Benefit...more
Those of you just arriving on the planet may have heard a little something about the Affordable Care Act and the fact that it has a lot of folks worried about just how it will all work....more
Last week, in a move welcomed by many employers, the Obama administration announced that it would delay implementation of certain key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) until 2015....more
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 mandated the creation of health care exchanges ("Exchanges") which will enable individuals to shop on-line for health insurance beginning October 1, 2013....more
Under the Affordable Care Act, employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must provide a “Notice of Coverage Options” to each employee. The purpose of this Notice is to inform employees that they may obtain health...more
On July 9, less than a week after the Obama administration announced a one-year delay in the enforcement of the employer shared responsibility (aka “pay-or-play”) rules,1 the IRS has issued guidance making the move official....more
The Obama Administration has released formal guidance on the delay of the Affordable Care Act's (the "ACA") employer mandate and certain reporting requirements. ...more
On July 2, 2013, the Treasury Department’s announced that enforcement of the "Pay or Play" mandate under the ACA will be delayed until January 1, 2015. This announcement was followed by a brief notice from the IRS which...more
On July 9, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2013-45 (the Notice), granting transition relief from the “Employer Shared Responsibility” provisions and certain health plan reporting requirements under the...more
Late on July 9, 2013, the IRS issued Notice 2013-45 which provides some additional information regarding the Department of Treasury’s recently announced delay in the information reporting and employer shared responsibility...more
On the heels of last week’s announcement that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) reporting requirements and Play or Pay penalties will not go into effect until 2015, the IRS has released transition relief clarifying that the...more
In a move that took many by surprise, the Obama Administration on July 3 announced a one-year delay (to January 1, 2015 from January 1, 2014) in the enforcement of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and...more
Certain payment models created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act intended to coordinate care and lower healthcare costs raise questions concerning the tax-exempt status of debt issued by certain healthcare...more
On July 2 the Obama Administration announced delays of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) mandatory employer and insurer reporting requirements, and the requirement that all but the smallest employers...more
On July 2, 2013, the U.S. Treasury announced that the Obama Administration is implementing a one-year delay of the employer and insurer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 ("ACA"). ...more
In This Issue: Leading the News; Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled. Excerpt...more