What is the Notice of Exchange? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Notice of Exchange establishes an employer notice requirement to inform employees of the health insurance Marketplaces/Exchanges [...]
Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (June 28, 2013) - Austin Financial Group (AFG), a Michigan employee benefits firm and one of Metro Detroit's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, announced [...]
Fourteen health insurers in Michigan have submitted applications to participate in the federal health insurance exchange marketplace for individual and small group markets beginning October 1, 2013. The Department of [...]
The IRS released final regulations this week clarifying wellness rules under PPACA. Effective January 1, 2014 employers can charge workers as much as 30% of their medical plan premiums for [...]
On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) provided temporary guidance and model notices that employers can use to inform their employees about the Exchanges. The original deadline for [...]
As part of Health Care Reform, each employer-sponsored plan must be accompanied by a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). Health and Human Services, the US Treasury and the Department [...]
New rules released last month by the IRS set a strict definition of affordable health insurance that will prevent many families with modest incomes from obtaining federal financial assistance. Under health [...]
The Affordable Care Act is 974 pages long. Assuming you read all 974 pages, it is likely that you would still find aspects of the law a little fuzzy. As [...]
You may recall when President Obama promised: "If you've got health insurance, you like your doctors, you like your plan, you can keep your doctor, you can keep your plan. [...]
The U.S. healthcare industry is in a full sprint to transition for changes come 2014. Despite budget constraints and clinician shortages, hospitals, physicians and insurers are building the foundation necessary [...]
