To help stabilize the individual insurance market, Section 1341 of the Affordable Care Act introduced the Transitional Reinsurance Program (TRP), which includes the collection of a TRP fee from “contributing entities” for...more
Employers and plan sponsors must comply with numerous filing and notice deadlines for their retirement and health and welfare plans. Failure to comply with these deadlines can result in costly penalties. To avoid such...more
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee was established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to advance comparative clinical effectiveness research. The PCORI fee is assessed on issuers of health insurance...more
The Transitional Reinsurance Program - The Health Care Reform Act established a transitional reinsurance program in an attempt to stabilize premium prices for health insurance plans in the individual market. Because...more
On December 20, 2013, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (collectively, the Departments) jointly issued proposed rules (Proposed Regulations) that would amend the regulations regarding excepted...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published final regulations that will enable plan sponsors and insurers to calculate their liability under the transitional reinsurance fee provisions of the Patient...more
As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released final regulations regarding the transitional reinsurance program fee effective in CY 2014. ...more
To help offset the costs associated with the implementation of the health care reform legislation, also known as the Patient Protection and Accordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA), the law imposes certain fees on health insurers...more
New regulations have been issued under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) implementing annual fees and reporting requirements on self-insured health plans and indirectly on fully insured plans. The...more