COMPLIANCE ALERT! Employers Must Provide Notices Regarding Availability of Exchange Coverage
A provision of the 2010 health care reform law requires employers to provide notices, by March 1, 2013, to all employees regarding the availability of health coverage options through the […]
AN UPDATED SUMMARY OF BENEFITS AND COVERAGE FORM AND ANNUAL LIMITS WAIVERS
The agencies have released an updated Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) template that plans will need to use for 2014. The updated template has very few changes from the […]
Wellness Incentives and the Play or Pay Requirement
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury have issued several updates that affect employer-sponsored group health plans. Wellness Incentives, HRAs, Minimum Value and Affordability The IRS […]
The Department of Labor 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) […]
COMPLIANCE ALERT! Important Transition Relief for Non-Calendar Year Plans
The January 1, 2014 effective date of the Pay-or-Play requirements under health care reform presents special issues for employers with non-calendar year plans. Prior to the release of the proposed […]
Essential Health Benefits, Minimum Essential Coverage, Minimum Value Coverage – What’s The Difference?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) uses terms that sound alike for three very different things. Here’s a closer look at these terms, and when they’re used. Essential […]
Employers, Do You Know What You Need To Do Before January 2014 To Comply With PPACA?
The provisions associated with health care reform pose many questions for employers, most importantly, what do I need to do and when? Here is a checklist of items to cross […]
REGISTER NOW!! Health Care Reform Lunch ‘N Learn Events in Weehawken and Marlton
Since the November Presidential election, Innovative has hosted eight Lunch N’ Learn events in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, and we have just added two more! We will be […]
PPACA Update: External Claims Appeals Requirement
Applies to all nongrandfathered plans, whether fully insured or self-funded, and to all sizes of employers. PPACA requires all nongrandfathered plans to follow detailed processes for claims appeals, including a […]
Terriann to Speak about Health Care Reform at Tri-State HRMA’s 27th Annual Conference
Since the election in November, Terriann Procida has been educating employers about Health Care Reform, specifically the new Play or Pay regulation. Do you know what you need to do […]
