If you sponsor or administer a group health plan, you are almost certainly taking steps to prepare for legal requirements that will become effective on or before January 1, 2015. New rules under HIPAA, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and other laws will affect your plans. As we pass the midpoint of 2014, it is [&hellip… Continue Reading »
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury have released a joint set of proposed regulations implementing the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance cannot apply a waiting period that exceeds 90 days. The proposed regulations make the [&hellip… Continue Reading »
The IRS and other federal agencies have issued new guidance on when employers must allow employees to enroll for group health coverage to avoid paying penalties under the shared responsibility (also known as employer “pay or play”) provisions and comply with the waiting period requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new rules follow [&hellip… Continue Reading »
