The IRS recently issued Notice 2013-71 which clarifies when non-calendar year cafeteria plans can permit employees to change their 2013...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2013-71 which modifies the longstanding “use-or-lose” rule for health flexible...

The healthcare reform exchange Marketplace is now “open for business” and millions of users have visited the healthcare.gov website....

Enrollment into the health insurance Marketplaces (health reform “exchanges”) is currently underway. Enrollment began October 1, 2013 and...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule gives individuals a fundamental right to adequate notice of...

Starting October 1st, one of the major elements of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will begin with the launch of...

On September 9, 2013, IRS Notice 2013-57 clarified that a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) used with a health savings account (HSA) can...

In a very brief Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) document issued on September 11, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor formally clarified...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) imposes cost-sharing limits on non-grandfathered group health plans beginning with...

The agencies have begun to issue guidance clarifying their position on Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) issues for legally married same-sex...

September 23rd 2013 marks the general compliance enforcement date for the Final Rule of the Omnibus Health Insurance Portability and...

One of the major elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) is the creation of various insurance Exchanges...

August 1, 2013 will mark the second consecutive annual medical loss ratio (MLR) deadline. Health plan issuers, if required, must issue...

The Obama administration issued final rules addressing how healthcare reform’s contraceptive coverage mandate applies to religious...

The Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decisions struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which stated that...

The Obama Administration has announced a one-year delay before the PPACA employer mandate known as “pay or play” will begin. This is...

Recently released guidance addresses the new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Trust Fund fee that group health plan sponsors...

In anticipation of the initial healthcare exchange (or Marketplace) open enrollment, which begins October 1, 2013, the agencies have...

The agencies have released new rules related to “affordability” and “minimum value” (MV) for employer-sponsored health coverage. The...

The agencies have jointly issued another set of healthcare reform FAQs addressing changes to the summary of benefits and coverage (SBC)...