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McDermott Will & Emery

A New Day for the HRA

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The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services have released final rules removing the prohibition on pairing HRAs with individual health policies. The final rules also allow certain HRAs and other...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Beware: IRS To Begin Issuing ACA Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Penalty Notices

The IRS has announced its next steps regarding the Employer Shared Responsibility Payments (the “ESRPs”), which are the ACA penalties assessable to “Applicable Large Employers” for failing to provide affordable health care...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Efforts to Shore up MassHealth Should Favor Simplicity and Avoid Potential Conflict with Federal Law

In an effort to make up for a funding shortfall in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Medicaid program, state policymakers have proposed solutions that include a “play-or-pay” option under which employers who fail to offer...more

Proskauer - Not for Profit/Exempt...

Recaps from Proskauer’s 21st Annual Trick of Treat Tax Exempt Seminar

Proskauer’s 21st Annual Trick or Treat Seminar was held on Thursday, October 27. The Seminar discussed: Best Practices for Document Retention: One Size Does Not Fit All...more

King & Spalding

New ACA Guidance Warrants Another "Checkup" of Employer Health Plans

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On December 16, 2015, the IRS issued Notice 2015-87 (the "Notice"), which provides "question-and-answer" guidance regarding how various Affordable Care Act (the "ACA") provisions apply to employer-provided group health plans....more

Littler

ACA Outlook: What Will 2016 Hold for the Affordable Care Act and Employers?

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For many employers, 2016 will bring new requirements and challenges with respect to compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  However, their burden in years beyond 2016 may very likely diminish because of recent changes...more

Blank Rome LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Premium Tax Subsidies

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Action Item: Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling to uphold the premium tax subsidy regime of the Affordable Care Act is of critical importance to individuals and employers alike regarding the availability of federal tax...more

FordHarrison

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act Subsidies for Coverage Purchased on Federally Facilitated State Health Care Exchanges

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The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld an IRS regulation authorizing tax subsidies for state health care exchanges established and run by the federal government. In King v. Burwell, the Court held that the language of the...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

ACA Update: Supreme Court Rules that Federal Insurance Exchanges May Issue Tax Subsidies

On June 25, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in King v. Burwell, ruling that Section 36B of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) authorizes insurance exchanges run by the federal government...more

Locke Lord LLP

King v. Burwell – Will the Supreme Court Tip the ACA Dominos? Part 1

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The health care industry has been closely watching four cases challenging whether federal subsidies could be used to reduce costs to consumers for health insurance purchased on an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Exchange in a state...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

ACA Countdown to Compliance - 52 Week Series For Employers

In this volume, we have collected the 52 weekly blog posts that comprise the series entitled, The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers. The series appeared in the Mintz Levin Employment Matters Blog...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

ACA Issues for Employers to Stay Aware of in 2015

With the Affordable Care Act's Employer Mandate (Pay-or-Play penalties) now officially in effect, employers with 50 or more full-time or full-time-equivalent employees should have already made all significant changes to their...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 5: Health and Human Services (HHS) Wastes No Time Issuing...

Over the last couple of months, we have followed and reported on a particular ACA compliance strategy under which an employer subject to the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility (or “pay-or-play”) rules...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 7: IRS Puts the Kibosh on Health Plans that Fail to Cover...

In a previous post, we described an Affordable Care Act compliance strategy—referred to commercially as a “minimum value plan” or “MVP”—that involves an offer of group health plan coverage that, while similar in most respects...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Affordable Care Act Update: Final Regulations Assist Employers With Identifying Full-Time Employees and Reporting Requirements

Earlier this year, the IRS issued final regulations implementing the employer shared responsibility provisions (the “Pay-or-Play Mandate”) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”). We issued a Client...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

ACA Pay Or Play: Is Your Dependent Coverage Compliant?

Now that the IRS has issued final regulations under Section 4980H, the so-called “pay or play” provision of the Affordable Care Act, employers are deciding how to determine whether employees are full-time (30 hours or more a...more

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MA Fair Share Contribution, HIRD Repealed In FY2014 Budget

Governor Deval Patrick recently approved the Commonwealth’s 2014 fiscal year budget, which includes provisions repealing both the Fair Share Contribution (FSC) and the Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Healthcare Law -- Jul 15, 2013

How Does the DOMA Defeat Impact Healthcare Reform and Health Insurance Access? - NOTE: The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to invalidate the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will affect more than 1,000 federal statutes—and...more

FordHarrison

Legal Alert: ACA "Pay Or Play" Penalties Delayed Until 2015

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The Obama Administration has announced that implementation of the penalties under the Affordable Care Act's ("ACA") employer mandate (also known as the "pay or play" penalties) have been delayed until 2015. ...more

Epstein Becker & Green

HEAL Advisory: Employer Mandate Delayed—Employers Get Welcome Relief from Penalties Until 2015, but Many Questions Remain

In reaction to employers' concerns about the many difficulties posed in efforts to comply with the Employer Mandate provisions of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"), the Obama administration ("Administration") announced late...more

Butler Snow LLP

Delay of Penalties for Employer Shared Responsibility

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July 2, 2013, the U.S. Treasury Department posted a blog announcing its intention to delay – until January 1, 2015 -- the imposition of penalties under the Affordable Care Act for large employers that do not offer health...more

Genova Burns LLC

ACA’s Employer Penalties Delayed To 2015 But Remaining 2014 Requirements Unchanged

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On July 2, 2013 the U.S. Treasury Department announced that enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) employer penalties will be delayed until 2015....more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Employers Must Comply With New DOL Notice Requirement Regarding Health Care Exchanges Under Affordable Care Act

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On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) released new guidance imposing notice requirements on employers regarding the health care exchanges that are a key element of the Affordable Care Act. ...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Employer Responsibility – Will You Pay or Play?

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Starting in 2014, provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act become effective known as “Pay or Play” or “Employer Shared Responsibility.” Large employers will be faced with the decision whether to offer...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

Health Care Reform “Pay Or Play” Guidance Issued

In early January, the Internal Revenue Service published proposed regulations on “Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage.” These regulations incorporate the provisions of many previous Notices with...more

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