Eating For Healthy Cholesterol
Cholesterol The American Heart Association estimates that more than 120 million Americans have unhealthy cholesterol levels, putting them at greater risk for heart attack and stroke. Cholesterol is found […]
Group Health Plan Notices: What Do You Need To Include?
Employers that sponsor group health plans are required to give eligible employees a number of notices each year. Some notices must be given by a particular date, and some must […]
Highlights of the Summary of Benefits and Coverage Requirement
Plan administrators of group health plans, which includes all employers regardless of size or type of business with the exception of those that have been grandfathered, must provide a Summary […]
How Can You Help Reduce Air Pollution?
Environmental Health Works Both Ways This month we look at how the environment affects health. Knowing about health problems related to the environment is an important part of making healthy […]
IRS Issues Drafts of Individual Responsibility Reporting Forms
The following is a summary of draft forms. Some of this information may change when final forms, and the instructions, are released. In order for the IRS to verify that […]
A September Lunch Event Is On The Calendar!
On February 10, 2014, the IRS issued final regulations on the employer requirements, often known as “Play or Pay.” For some employers Play or Pay is delayed until 2016, for […]
Cost of Living Adjustments for 2015
Many of the thresholds in PPACA have annual cost-of-living adjustments. The IRS has released the 2015 “affordability” thresholds. Affordability is measured differently for purposes of eligibility for the premium tax […]
Additional Rules on Contraceptive Coverage
Following up on the Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury have issued an FAQ that reminds employers that ERISA […]
Courts Issue Opposite Rulings in PPACA Subsidies Cases
On July 22, 2014, two Courts of Appeals issued decisions that address whether only people who live in states that have state-run Marketplaces (which are also called exchanges) are eligible […]
Fourth Circuit Court Says Subsidies in the Federal Exchange Are Legal
We now have a decision from another Court of Appeals (this time it’s the Fourth Circuit) on the exact same subsidy issue as posted earlier today. This court has held […]
