By: Lauren Corbett The uncertainty of the Health Care Reform has just about everyone talking. A survey of 1,027 employers conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans found [...]
On March 29th, the Michigan House of Representatives successfully passed Senate Bills 414, 415 and 981 that imposes a new coverage mandate, requiring non-profit health care corporations, expense-incurred insurers and [...]
On May 30, 2012, Notice 2012-40 was released, providing clarification of the Affordable Care Act's statutory language regarding the contribution limit imposed on Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (health FSAs). [...]
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Health Care Reform Update: SBC Mandate Update and Obama Admin Compromises on Contraceptives 1. Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Rules Finalized On February 9, 2012, the Departments of Health [...]
In a statement released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on January 20, 2012, the final rule on preventive health services will ensure that [...]
Please note that this is not tax advice. On Jan. 3, 2012, the IRS issued Notice 2012-09, which restates and amends last year's Notice 2011-28 in regards to the [...]
Supreme Court Will Examine PPACA in March Expect 2012 to be a big year. Beginning March 26, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the Health Care [...]
The Affordable Care Act's Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary 2715, that mandates distribution of benefit summaries to employees, has been postponed. The decision to postpone the March [...]
October 14, 2011—The Obama admin has eliminated the community-based long-term care program, CLASS, from the Affordable Care Act. After a 19-month long review, Health and Human Services (HHS) and outside [...]
