The No Surprises Act: A Cost Saving Opportunity for Employer Plan Sponsors
In enacting the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, (the “Act”), Congress, among other changes, enacted the following key changes affecting employer group health plans...more
The Transitional Reinsurance Program - The Health Care Reform Act established a transitional reinsurance program in an attempt to stabilize premium prices for health insurance plans in the individual market. Because...more
On March 5, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services released a Final Rule addressing, among other things, transitional reinsurance fees payable in the 2014 through 2016 benefit years. By way of background,...more
For most employers, the substantive provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the PPACA) have been implemented. Almost all plans cover an employee’s child until that child reaches the age of 26, fully...more
Some employee benefits enjoy a tax-favored status under the Tax Code, but such favorable tax treatment applies with respect to certain highly compensated individuals only if the plans satisfy applicable nondiscrimination...more