5 Must-Know Facts About ‘Play or Pay’
Recently issued final rules provide important guidance on the ‘play or pay‘ provisions under Health Care Reform. These provisions require large employers–generally those with at least 50 full-time employees, including full-time equivalents–to offer affordable health...
Read MoreCertificates Showing Prior Health Coverage for Employees No Longer Required Beginning December 31, 2014
Federal law currently requires employer-sponsored group health plans to issue documents demonstrating an employee’s prior health coverage (called “certificates of creditable coverage“) that can be used to reduce the pre-existing condition exclusion period that a...
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Final Rules on 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation for Group Health Plans
Final rules address the requirement in the Affordable Care Act that group health plans limit any waiting period to 90 days beginning with plan years starting on or after January 1, 2014. A waiting...
Read MoreFinal Regulations on 90-Day Waiting Period Rules Announced
February 21, 2014 Federal Regulators (the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services) announced yesterday, February 20, that they are releasing Final Regulations implementing the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) 90-day limit on waiting...
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