Starting in 2014, the healthcare law will impose a new reinsurance program fee that will affect sponsors of both insured and self-funded...

The Department of Labor (DOL) has created a Mental Health Webpage with new resources related to mental health parity. The new Webpage...

Healthcare reform added a new rule limiting salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending account (FSA) to $2,500...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) effective for calendar...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a proposed regulation explaining a new fee (the patient-centered outcomes research fee or...

A recently released Fact Sheet provides an updated list of counties for group health plans to use to determine when they must include...

The agencies have issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) focusing on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (or “SBC”)...

Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced policies to assist states in building Affordable Insurance Exchanges. These state-based...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP), which reimburses certain claims...

The agencies have issued final regulations on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (or “SBC”) requirements under healthcare reform, along...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires employers with 200 or more full-time employees to automatically enroll all new...

The Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing a notice of proposed rule-making to implement new statutory amendments to the Family and Medical...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on January 20 that church- related institutions will be required to provide...

The healthcare reform law established new reporting requirements for employer-provided healthcare coverage on Form W-2. This new...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued final regulations and a fact sheet on the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR)...

Federal officials have issued a preliminary notice announcing that the agency will deny any reimbursement requests under the Early...

New final Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rules direct group health plan issuers to provide rebates owed under a plan, if any, to the group...

On November 23, 2011, the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services issued a revised Local Finance Notice 2011-20R and Notice...

A non-federal governmental employer that provides self-funded group health plan coverage to its employees (coverage that is not provided...

Healthcare reform places new requirements on internal appeals and external review of plan denials for non-grandfathered plans. There are...