News & Analysis as of September 26, 2024

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) › HPID

+ Follow

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

Monthly Benefits Update - October 2014

Franczek P.C. on 11/10/2014

IRS Announces 2015 Dollar Limits for Health FSAs and Transportation Benefits - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the 2015 dollar limits applicable to contributions to health flexible spending accounts...more

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 8: Breaking HPID News

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 11/3/2014

In a surprise move, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an indefinite delay in enforcement of regulations pertaining to “health plan enumeration and use of the Health Plan Identifier (HPID) in HIPAA...more

Health Plan ID Requirements and Other End-of-Year Considerations

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/13/2014

Employers and other health plan sponsors may be focused on preparing for the commencement of the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act on January 1, 2015, but a number of other deadlines and developments are emerging...more

New Developments and Impending Deadlines for Employer Group Health Plans

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 10/13/2014

As the federal government agencies continue to push forward with implementation and administration of health care reform (i.e., the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), there are two recent developments that we want...more

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 21: Self-Funded Group Health Plans, the Affordable Care Act...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 8/5/2014

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) ushered in broad national standards aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the U.S. health care system. Referred to generically as...more

5 Results

View per page