Compliance Alert! DOL Begins Auditing Group Health Plans for PPACA, GINA and Wellness Program Compliance
Employers that have had their group health plans audited by the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA, the arm of the U.S. Department of Labor that enforces Title I of ERISA) […]
Individual Mandate Tax – What is the Cost for Non-Compliance?
Last June the Supreme Court ruled that PPACA, including the individual mandate, is constitutional. Under the law, individuals are required to purchase health care insurance and if they do not, […]
HHS ISSUES PROPOSED RULES ON ‘BENEFIT AND PAYMENT PARAMETERS,’ MULTI-STATE PLAN PROGRAM
The following is a summary of proposed regulations. Some or all of the provisions may change when final rules are issued. On Dec. 5 and 7, 2012, the Department of […]
Health Care Reform Lunch N’Learns a Huge Success! More to come…
In light of the outcome of the November Presidential election, Innovative hosted three Lunch N’ Learn events over the last few weeks at Fleming’s Steak House in Marlton, DelFrisco’s Steak […]
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROPOSED RULES ON HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET RULES
On Nov. 20, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed rules that address a number of health insurance market reforms. The rule is still in the […]
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROPOSED RULES ON WELLNESS PROGRAMS
On Nov. 20, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services, the IRS and the Department of Labor jointly issued a proposed rule that addresses how wellness programs may operate […]
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROPOSED RULES ON ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS AND ACTUARIAL VALUE
On Nov. 20, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule that addresses a number of questions surrounding essential health benefits and determining actuarial and […]
Healthy Employees Lead to Wealthy Employees
We all know that employer-sponsored wellness programs are effective at extending quality of life by maintaining good health and reducing health risks that can worsen over time. Companies also obtain […]
Health Plan Design Drives Regional Costs
United Benefit Advisors (UBA), one of the nation’s largest employee benefit advisory organizations, announces more key findings from its 2012 Health Plan Survey. As health care costs continue to increase […]
What Employers Need To Know Right Now About Health Care Reform And What The Election Results Mean For PPACA
Maintenance of the status quo in Washington, D.C. (the re-election of Barack Obama, with a Republican majority in the House of Representatives and a Democratic majority in the Senate) means […]
