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Wellness
August 2013
Wellness: A Means to an End
There are two ways to approach health and wellness. The first is to reduce the risks of poor health. That is – stop smoking, lose weight, eat a...

Health Care Reform
July 2013
Reporting Requirements for Employers and Health Plans
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created a number of federal reporting requirements for employers and health plans. The additional reporting is intended...

Health Care Reform
July 2013
Final Rule on Individual Mandate Exemptions and Minimum Essential Coverage
Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most individuals to obtain acceptable health insurance coverage for themselves and their...

Communication
July 2013
Release of 2012 Advice Memo Pulls Together Principles Applied by the NLRB in Evaluating Employer Social Medial Policies
A 2012 Advice Memo from the National Labor Relations Board's ("NLRB") General Counsel was publicly released two weeks ago in response to a Freedom of...

Health Care Reform
July 2013
IRS Guidance on Delay of Employer Mandate Penalties and Reporting Requirements
On July 9, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2013‐45 to provide formal guidance on the delay of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

Health Care Reform
July 2013
Employer Reporting of Health Plan Coverage – Code Section 6055 and 6056
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created new reporting requirements under Internal Revenue Code (Code) sections 6055 and 6056. Under these new reporting...

Health Care Reform
July 2013
ACA Mandates — Different Measures of Affordability
Several key reforms under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) measure the affordability of employer-sponsored health coverage. Effective for 2014, the...

Health Care Reform
July 2013
Verification of Eligibility for Exchange Coverage Subsidies Delayed
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires each state to have a competitive marketplace, known as an Affordable Health Insurance Exchange (Exchange), for...

Health Care Reform
July 2013
Q&As on Medical Loss Ratio Rules
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes medical loss ratio (MLR) rules that require health insurance issuers to report how they spend their premium...

Health Care Reform
July 2013
Medical Loss Ratio Rules
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established the medical loss ratio (MLR) rules to help control health care coverage costs and ensure that enrollees...

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