<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> FAQs on SHOP Minimum Participation
The CMS issued guidance in the form of two FAQs that relaxed participation requirements for small employers that buy group health coverage through the exchange […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> IRS Guidance: Same-Sex Spouses In Cafeteria Plans , Health FSAs, HSA, and DCAPs
The Internal Revenue Service has provided additional guidance on the effect of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Windsor case on same-sex married persons who […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) Ends in 2014
As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) plan to end the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) in 2014, the Centers for […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> IRS FAQs Regarding Same Sex Marriage and Health Coverage
The IRS recently published updated FAQs on health coverage for individuals of the same sex who are married under state law. The complete list of […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Advance Copies of Form 5500 for 2013 Plan Year
The Department of Labor (DOL) released an advance copy of the 2013 Form 5500 with schedules, instructions and a related news release. Welfare plans should […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> 2014 Employer Plan Year Reminders
The following is a recap of some of the provisions impacting employer plans for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. Please note […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Mental Health Parity Final Rule
On November 8, 2013, final rules on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) were issued that contain some clarifications regarding the statute’s […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Transition Relief for Policy Terminations
In a November 14, 2013 letter to the Insurance Commissioners of all the States, the government announced transition relief for policy terminations in the individual […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> 2014 Inflation Adjustments for Health and Welfare Plans
The Internal Revenue Service has announced various 2014 inflation adjustments for health and welfare plans. The items related to Health and Welfare benefit plans include […]