Tag: HR New Legislation
Agency FAQs on PPACA Implementation – Part II
November 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the last two months, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health...
Agency FAQs on PPACA Implementation
November 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over the last two months, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health...
What Does the Public Know About the New Health Care Law?
November 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - How much does the public know about the Patient Protection and Affordable...
Grab-Bag Guidance on Grandfathered Plans
November 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – In recent weeks, this column has been largely focused on keeping up with (and helping...
What Does Being 'Grandfathered' Really Mean Under HCR?
October 26, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - I recently spoke at a conference on health care reform and found that more than...
What is the PPACA Form W-2 Reporting Requirement for 2011?
October 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We have been receiving many questions about the new Form W-2 requirement and whether and...
Administration Updates HCR FAQs
October 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan sponsors still trying to get their arms around the new requirements...
A 2011 Plan Amendment Checklist
What Are the New Insured Plan Nondiscrimination Rules?
October 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – On September 20, 2010, the IRS issued Notice 2010-63 (the "Notice"), requesting comments on the...
What OTC Drug Reimbursement Changes Lie Ahead?
September 28, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Employer-sponsored health plans will be dealing with some changes relating to medicine reimbursements next year...
What Notices Are Required by PPACA
September 21, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Many of the insurance market reform provisions of PPACA are effective for plan years starting...
What Kind of Annual Limit Waivers are Available?
September 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) imposes certain restrictions on annual health care...
IRS Publishes New Health Care Reimbursement Guidance
September 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued some new guidance on provisions...
What Internal Claims Procedures Changes Are Required Under PPACA?
What Are the Limits of PPACA’s Annual and Lifetime Limits?
August 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On June 28, 2010, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury published...
Female Lawyer’s Discrimination Suit Dismissal Upheld
Recent DOMA Rulings Have Implications for Employee Benefit Plans
What Are the Implications of the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program?
July 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On June 29, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") began accepting applications...
What Will the PPACA Mean for HRAs, HSAs, and FSAs?
June 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) makes several changes to the rules that...