For Large Employers, House-Passed ACA Reform Bill Mostly Significant for What It Does Not Do
Following initial attempts by GOP leadership to cap the tax exclusion for employer-provided health benefits, the reconciliation bill, narrowly passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 217 to 213, contains changes to...
Read MoreHHS Releases Final Rule Intended to Lower Premiums and Stabilize ACA Marketplace
HHS has issued a final rule intended to implement certain changes that insurers contend are necessary to help lower premiums and provide stability to the Affordable Care Act individual health insurance marketplace. Final Rule. The...
Read MoreNew Expiration Date for Health Insurance Exchange Notices is April 30, 2017
Model Notices Previously Set to Expire on March 31, 2017 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has extended the effective date of its model Health Insurance Exchange Notices through April 30,...
Read MoreACA’s ‘Essential Health Benefits’ Explained
Requirements Generally Apply to Plans Offered in Individual and Small Group Markets Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its corresponding regulations, non-grandfathered health plans offered in the individual and small group health insurance markets...
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