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Health Insurance Exchanges Department of Labor (DOL) Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

Health Insurance Exchanges are government-regulated private health insurance markets where individuals can purchase standardized health insurance plans.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

COBRA Notices May Include Additional Information on Exchanges

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued an FAQ addressing the inclusion of information about the Health Insurance Exchanges (Marketplace) in COBRA notices. The guidance could be very helpful for employers in directing...more

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Rethinking COBRA After Health Care Reform

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The Health Care Reform Act made many changes to health plans, but one thing it did not do was expressly eliminate or change the COBRA rules. Although health care reform does not expressly change COBRA, it does, in many ways,...more

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COBRA Meets ACA – Time to Update COBRA Notices

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The Affordable Care Act created a new option to obtain health insurance for employees who are losing job-based coverage—the Health Insurance Marketplace (commonly referred to as the “Exchange”). Because this new coverage...more

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DOL Issues Updated Model COBRA Notices

On May 2, 2014, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued proposed regulations amending the notice requirements under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”). The proposed regulations...more

Williams Mullen

New COBRA and CHIP Notices Highlight Affordable Care Act Marketplaces

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The Department of Labor recently issued updated model COBRA continuation coverage and Childrens’ Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”) notices. Plan administrators should begin using the new notices immediately. ...more

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HEAL Advisory: New COBRA Model Notices and Coordination with Marketplace Enrollment

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On May 2, 2014, the U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services published a series of guidance and model notices clarifying the provision of health insurance to recently terminated employees. The Department of...more

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A Snake in the Grass No More? DOL Proposes New COBRA Forms

As part of its continuing efforts to update the sleepier corners of the employee benefits world to conform to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently proposed new...more

Baker Donelson

New Model COBRA Notices

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To coordinate information about the new marketplace/exchange coverage that may be available under the Affordable Care Act, today the U.S. Department of Labor, in conjunction with the IRS and U.S. Department of Health and...more

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New Guidance on COBRA and ACA Marketplace Coverage: The Gap in Coverage is (Not Quite) Filled

There has been much confusion and concern about the interplay between the COBRA continuation coverage rules and the new Health Insurance Marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act (the “Marketplace”). One important...more

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Complying with the Affordable Care Act’s Exchange Notice Requirement

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to require employers of all sizes to provide their employees a notice of the availability of coverage through public...more

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DOL Guidance on Notice of Exchange Options

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New notice describing availability of Exchange coverage must be provided by October 1, 2013. ...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Action Items for Employers: Notice to Employees of Health Insurance Marketplace & Related Updates to COBRA Election Notices

As we have alerted you in the past, health care reform enacted in 2010 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (referred to herein as “PPACA”) has imposed new obligations on employers and group health plans. One...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Healthcare Reform White Paper: Countdown To 2014

Although the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA” or the “Act”) is now over three years old, the Act’s core requirements will not take effect until 2014....more

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Employer Coverage Notice Has Finally Been Issued

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On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued additional guidance to help employers comply with upcoming requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the "Affordable Care Act" or "ACA"). ...more

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Employer Health Insurance Marketplace Notice Guidance Issued—October 1, 2013, Deadline

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued model notices that employers may use to satisfy the Health Insurance Marketplace notice required beginning October 1, 2013....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Affordable Care Act Update

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On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued temporary guidance for employers to help them meet their obligations to notify employees of their health insurance exchange coverage options. State health insurance...more

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USDOL Issues ACA Guidance For Employers On Mandatory Health Care Coverage Notices

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Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released Technical Release 2013-02 which provides guidance on the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) requirement that employers provide all employees with notice of health...more

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Act Now Advisory: Important Affordable Care Act Deadline: Employee Notices of the Health Insurance Marketplace (Exchange) Due by...

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On May 8, 2013, the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued Technical Release No. 2013-02 ("Release") providing important guidance under the Patient Protection and Affordable...more

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DOL (Finally) Issues Model Exchange Notice

On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued long-awaited temporary guidance and a model notice to be provided to employees about upcoming coverage options through the health care exchange, known as the Marketplace,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Model Notices of Health Insurance Options – Employers Must Distribute by October 1, 2013

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued model notices for informing existing employees and new hires of health coverage options which will be available through the new marketplace of state and federally supported health...more

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DOL Updates Model COBRA Notice in Light of Health Care Reform

Come 2014, the Health Insurance Exchanges will provide another option to COBRA “qualified beneficiaries” who are considering whether to elect to continue health coverage under an employer’s group plan....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOL Releases Guidance on Employer Notices about Exchange Availability

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published guidance on the notice that most employers must provide to their employees by October 1, 2013, about the insurance that will be available through health care marketplaces known...more

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