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Obtaining and Using an HPID

WEBThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) require that self-insured health

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Important Wellness Regulation Update for 2019

WEBRecent federal court action has called to question federal regulations related to requirements for wellness programs that ask participants questions about their health …

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FAQs Clarify HRAs, Fixed Indemnity Plans, and Other Issues

WEBRecently released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on healthcare reform cover a range of issues about employer responsibilities under the healthcare reform law. …

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Foreign-Language Notice Statements Required

WEBA recently released Fact Sheet provides an updated list of counties for group health plans to use to determine when they must include foreign-language statements in …

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Final Medical Loss Ratio Rules Released

WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued final regulations and a fact sheet on the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirements under the …

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Same-Sex Spouse/Partner – Health Plan Coverage

WEBMany U.S. employers offer health insurance coverage to their employees’ domestic partners or same-sex spouses and there are no federal laws that either require …

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The Marketplace Application Process and the Employer

WEBStarting October 1st, one of the major elements of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will begin with the launch of Health Insurance …

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Wellness Programs – Compliance Challenges and Future …

WEBDesigning compliant wellness programs, that both encourage healthy employee lifestyles and comply with various laws, continues to be a challenge for …

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Newly Released FAQs on Healthcare Reform Issues

WEBThe Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (Departments) jointly released a new series of Frequently Asked Questions …

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Home BenePortal Plus United States

WEBBenePortal Plus is a preferred membership service created by Conner Strong & Buckelew and AIM that delivers critical and key employee benefit, compliance intelligence …

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New Reference Guide for Obtaining HPIDs under HIPAA

WEBControlling health plans (CHPs), including employer sponsored self-insured health plans, are required to obtain health plan identifiers (HPIDs) by November 5, …

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Essential Benefits to be Defined

WEBAs the national healthcare reform law continues to evolve, regulators are now focusing on how to define “essential benefits” — the basic medical services that …

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Wellness Incentives

WEBIn an age of increased health risk awareness and ever-increasing health care costs, programs that promote wellness have become an important element of our …

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Finalized Templates

WEBThe agencies have announced final enhancements to the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) template and Uniform Glossary. The improvements …

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EHBs, "Out of Pocket" Limits, and Minimum Value

WEBThe guidance also provides that for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014 (or upon loss of grandfathered status, if later), all non-grandfathered group …

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Correcting Improper Health FSA Payments

WEBA recent IRS memorandum provides guidance on correcting health flexible spending account (FSA) payments for expenses that are not properly substantiated or …

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Supreme Court Ruling on Constitutionality of Healthcare Law Likely

WEBMore than 20 groups have filed federal lawsuits challenging the healthcare law since President Obama signed it into law in March 2010. Beginning in 2014, the …

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Imputed Income Issues for Health and Welfare Benefits

WEBOne of the more complicated compliance issues for sponsors of health and welfare plans is whether welfare benefits are taxable to employees (i.e. with respect to …

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21st Century Cures Act

WEBThe 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law on December 13, 2016, now extends this HRA small employer exemption to the end of 2016, and permits a new form …

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