<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 […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Proposed Summary of Benefits and Coverage
Proposed Summary of Benefits and Coverage: The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury proposed new rules under the Affordable Care Act […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> New Steps Issued to Help States Build Insurance Exchanges
New Steps Issued to Help States Build Insurance Exchanges: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) along with the Department of the Treasury released […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Women’s Preventative Services
For New and Non-Grandfathered Plans Women’s Preventative Services: The Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) has issued new guidelines on required coverage of women’s preventive services which […]