New Guidance on Summary of Benefits and Coverage Adds Safe Harbors
Starting on Sept. 23, 2012, health insurers and group health plans will be required to provide the summary of benefits and coverage (SBC) and the uniform glossary to consumers. On […]
NAHU Hosts Webinar on Exchanges
On May 10, NAHU conducted a one-hour webinar on health insurance exchanges. It was an exceptionally thorough overview of the topic, and I would encourage folks to listen/view it. The […]
COMPLIANCE ALERT!! – IRS PROPOSES METHODS FOR VALUING EMPLOYER HEALTH COVERAGE
The IRS has just issued three notices concerning key aspects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA). Notice 2012-31 proposes three different methods by which sponsors of self-funded health plans […]
IRS Proposes Regulations on Fees to Fund Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
The IRS has issued proposed regulations regarding the fees imposed by health care reform on health insurers and on sponsors of self-insured health plans to support clinical effectiveness research by […]
Revised Audit Guidelines
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Revised Audit Guidelines for use by IRS auditors in examining group health plans for COBRA compliance. The revised Guidelines incorporate changes to account […]
State Exchange Regulations Issued
On March 12, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a revised version of the federal rules regarding the “Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans and […]
Agencies Issue Guidance on Waiting Periods
Under the ACA, effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, a group health plan may not have a waiting period that exceeds 90 days. The ACA’s […]
AGENCIES ISSUE GUIDANCE ON AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT
The ACA provision on automatic enrollment requires certain large employers (those with more than 200 full-time employees) to automatically enroll new full-time employees in one of the employer’s health benefit […]
Milliman Study Highlights the Impact of Medical Loss Ratio Rules on HSAs
A new report by Milliman Inc. says that high-deductible health plans, including those with health savings accounts (HSAs), will likely be more adversely impacted by the medical loss ratio requirements […]
Agencies Finalize Guidance On Summary Of Benefits And Coverage
As explained in our August 2011 article, the health care reforms enacted in March of 2010 will require employer health plans to provide a uniform “summary of benefits and coverage” […]
