On December 15, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published final regulations that make permanent certain relief and changes relating to the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) reporting requirements. Specifically, the final...more
Editor's Overview -
In this month's newsletter, we focus on the recent wave of guidance and case law related to the Affordable Care Act. We also discuss IRS Notice 2015-86, which provides guidance on the application of...more
1/4/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Automatic Enrollment ,
Burwell v Hobby Lobby ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Good Faith ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
HRA ,
IRS ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Obergefell v. Hodges ,
PBGC ,
Preventive Health Care ,
Qualified Retirement Plans ,
SCOTUS ,
US v Windsor ,
Wellness Programs
Editor's Overview -
This month's article by Lindsey Chopin discusses Affordable Care Act ("ACA") litigation. Just five years old, the Supreme Court has considered issues related to the ACA numerous times. Two of those...more
7/29/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Burwell v Hobby Lobby ,
Chapter 11 ,
Class Certification ,
Clawbacks ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Due Process ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Protection ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
General Motors ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Individual Mandate ,
IRS ,
King v Burwell ,
Loss Causation ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
Obergefell v. Hodges ,
Public Health Service Act ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Health Insurance Exchanges ,
UAW ,
Venue
Effective January 1, 2015, group health plans and insurers are no longer required to issue a certificate of creditable coverage (“HIPAA Certificate”) to individuals who lost group health plan coverage. As a reminder, HIPAA...more
Our articles this month focus on health care reform. First, Jim Napoli and Brian Neulander comment on the potential for litigation under the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) whistleblower protections and ERISA Section 510 as a...more
6/7/2013
/ Affordable Care Act ,
COBRA ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DOMA ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HITECH Act ,
IRS ,
Notice Requirements ,
OSHA ,
Pay or Play ,
PHI ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Wellness Programs ,
Whistleblowers