<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> End Date for Claims Under ERRP
End Date for Claims Under ERRP: Reimbursements under the Early Retiree Reimbursement Program (ERRP) are approaching the $5 billion funding limit. As a result, the ERRP […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> HRAs Receive Exemption From Annual Limit Restrictions
HRAs Receive Exemption From Annual Limit Restrictions: Under guidance from the HHS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) have been […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Minimum Threshold for Reporting HRAs to CMS
Minimum Threshold for Reporting HRAs to CMS: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced an increase in the minimum threshold for reporting by […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Summary of Benefits and Coverage Requirements
Summary of Benefits and Coverage Requirements: In a blog dated 8/18/11, I described the proposed Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and Uniform Glossary that are […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> HIPAA Privacy and Security Audit Program
HIPAA Privacy and Security Audit Program: The Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), which is the division of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) that […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Consumer Assistance Web Page
Consumer Assistance Web Page: The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has created a new consumer assistance web page that provides easy access to useful information and […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Who is Auditing Dependent Eligibility?
Who is Auditing Dependent Eligibility?: Under PPACA, group health plans must allow a participant’s dependent child to remain eligible for coverage until the child’s 26th birthday, […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Health Care Reform Compliance Failures Must Now be Included on Updated IRS Form
Health Care Reform Compliance Failures Must Now be Included on Updated IRS Form: Since January 1, 2010, plan sponsors have been required to report any failure […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> HRAs Receive Exemption From Annual Limit Restrictions
HRAs Receive Exemption From Annual Limit Restrictions: Under guidance from the HHS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) have been […]