Act Now Advisory: Important Affordable Care Act Deadline: Employee Notices of the Health Insurance Marketplace (Exchange) Due by October 1, 2013

By on May 22, 2013 in ACA

5/21/2013 On May 8, 2013, the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Technical Release No. 2013-02 (“Release”) providing important guidance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (“Affordable Care Act”), with regard to the requirement that [...]

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Healthcare Trends & Furure Opportunities- Evolution1

By on May 22, 2013 in Employees, Employers, health care reform, HRA, HSA, Wellness

Please click on the link below to view the Infographic from Evolution1 http://tinyurl.com/cc9ljuo 

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Text of CMS Interim Final Rule on Pre-Existing via Benefit Link

By on May 20, 2013 in ACA

Text of CMS Interim Final Rule on Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Program “This interim final rule with comment period sets the payment rates for covered services furnished to individuals enrolled in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program administered directly by HHS beginning with covered services furnished on June 15, 2013. This interim final rule [...]

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DOL Releases Guidance On Model Exchange Notice and Model COBRA Election Notice

By on May 17, 2013 in Affordable Care Act, COBRA, DOL, Exchanges

From the Desk of Larry Grudzien May 9, 2013 Yesterday, the Department of Labor released Technical Release 2013-02.  It provided guidance for the Model Exchange Notice and the Model COBRA Election Notice.  A copy of Technical Release 2013-02 follows: I. Introduction Many provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) that [...]

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How VEBA / HRAs will work under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 and beyond.

By on May 16, 2013 in ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, Grandfathering rules, HRA, Treasury

  In light of the Affordable Care Act prohibition against health plans with an annual dollar limit on essential benefits, which takes effect in the plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2014, there have been concerns about whether Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) will be permissible in 2014 and after. The three federal agencies [...]

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