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Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide... more +
Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide minimum essential insurance coverage to their employees or else pay statutory penalties. The concept of an employer mandate is not unique to the Affordable Care Act; many EU countries have their own versions with different and/or expanded employer obligations.  less -
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Issue 118: Texas Judge Rules That The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is Unconstitutional -- Without Consequence (For Now)

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On December 14, 2018, District Judge Reed O’Connor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act or ACA (a/k/a “ObamaCare”) is unconstitutional and therefore...more

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Health Care Reform Implementation Update

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We are now more than two weeks into the Affordable Care Act (ACA’s) second open enrollment period, and 765,000 individuals have obtained coverage through HealthCare.gov. On Capitol Hill, House lawmakers filed a lawsuit...more

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HHS Publishes Final Rule on Exchanges, SHOPs, and Eligibility Appeals

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Final regulations required for October 1, 2013 open enrollment are largely unchanged from the proposed rule. On August 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Department of Health and Human...more

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Medicare Enrollment Moratoria: Implications for Service Expansion and Certain Transactions

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One of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act provided CMS with the authority to impose a temporary enrollment moratorium for a particular type of provider or supplier if determined to be necessary to combat fraud and...more

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The Employer’s Playbook for ACA Compliance: October 1, 2013 Deadline to Provide Health Insurance Marketplace Notice

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Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals and small businesses will be able to purchase health insurance coverage online through the new health insurance coverage exchanges (now known as “Marketplaces”)....more

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CMS Issues Final Program Integrity Rule for Affordable Insurance Exchanges

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On August 30, 2013, CMS published a final rule establishing certain program integrity requirements for the private health insurance marketplaces—called Affordable Insurance Exchanges (or Health Insurance...more

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Stand and Be Counted: Determining Full-Time Employees Who Must Be Offered Affordable Health Benefit Coverage Under The Employer...

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The article "Start Counting," published in the June 3, 2013, edition of the Benefits Broadcast discussed how employers must "count" themselves into compliance with the ACA, and how the number of employees affects whether an...more

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Now for Everything Else: What Employers Still Need To Worry About Between Now And 2015

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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

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Too Soon for Party Hats: Employers Face Array Of "Underground" Challenges Following The Employer Mandate Delay

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Like many, I was initially relieved when I read the July 2, 2013, announcement by the U.S. Treasury Department, effectively providing "large" employers with up to an additional year (to 2015) to comply with the ACA's Employer...more

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Ramifications of the Overturning of DOMA on Employee Benefit Plans

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On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), which required the federal government to deny married same-sex couples the rights and benefits provided to...more

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Play or Pay Rules—Compliance Delayed Until 2015

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On July 2, 2013, the Obama administration announced through the U.S. Department of the Treasury that the penalties for employers under the “Play or Pay Rules” will not go into effect until 2015....more

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The Employer’s Playbook for ACA Compliance: Ten Practical Strategies for 2014

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The Affordable Care Act (a/k/a Health Care Reform, or the ACA) is complicated. While there is nothing in the ACA that requires any employer to provide group health care coverage to its employees, the failure to do so can come...more

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