H&W: MLR Rebate Activity
MLR Rebate Activity: Fully insured group health plans receiving a rebate under the new Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) can learn more about this rule …
H&W: Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform
Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform: The Supreme Court ruled today that the individual mandate (one of the central provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or ACA) is …
H&W: Enforcing the ACA through Plan Audits
Enforcing the ACA through Plan Audits: Recent written audit requests to health and welfare plans from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) have included inquiries related to various mandates under the …
H&W: Key Tax Provisions in the Affordable Care Act
Key Tax Provisions in the Affordable Care Act: The IRS has posted a list of tax provisions under the Affordable Care Act that are now in effect. This list provides a brief …
H&W: Essential Health Benefits
Essential Health Benefits: On December 16, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a Bulletin describing its approach in defining the essential health benefits (EHB) under the Affordable Care Act. …