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...

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

The IRS has issued Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding implementation of various provisions of the Affordable Care Act. These...

The Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) contains many tax provisions that are in effect and more that will be implemented during the next...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued eagerly awaited new proposed rules implementing the three-year Transitional...

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

Today the United States Supreme Court issued an historic ruling that likely means major portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable...

The U.S. Supreme Court has concluded hearing oral arguments in the case to determine the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and...

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

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

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) established a new uniform standard for certain medical expenses. Effective January...

On April 14, 2011, President Obama signed the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, (H.R.4) into law. This repeals the...

During consideration of the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 1) – the measure to fund federal government agencies, programs...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an interim final rule to implement medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements...

The federal agencies have released an amendment to the previously issued rules implementing the “grandfather” provisions of the Patient...

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), an employer must identify the plan year for its group health plan to ensure...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the health reform law) requires all group health plans to comply with certain mandates,...

The various rules related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act...