May 2013
Notice to Employees of Coverage Options; Updated COBRA Model (5/10/13)
Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (5/9/13)
Minimum Value and Affordability; Shortened Exchange Application (5/7/13)
April 2013
Updated Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Guidance and New FAQs (4/25/13)
March 2013
90 Day Wait and Other Updates (3/26/13)
Implementation Guidance and Applicability of ACA to Expatriate Group Health Coverage (3/12/13)
Final Rules Relating to Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Form M-1 (3/8/13)
February 2013
Final Essential Health Benefit Regulations and Determining Actuarial Value & Minimum Value in Plans (2/25/13)
1) Individual Minimum Essential Coverage and 2) Affordability Standard (2/6/13)
Women’s Preventive Services Update Impacting Religious Organizations (2/6/13)
January 2013
Sub-Regulatory Guidance and FAQs Issued (1/25/13)
Shared Responsibility Guidance (1/9/13)
December 2012
1) Premium Stabilization Program Proposals and 2) Chart of Health Plan Fees and Taxes (12/18/12)
Final Regulations Issued: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Fees and Medical Device Tax (12/11/12)
Additional Medicare Tax - Clarifications and Proposed Regulations Issued (12/10/12)
November 2012
A Primer on ACA’s Variable Employee Rules (11/5/12)
Reminder: Fast Approaching Form W-2 Reporting Requirement (11/1/12)
September 2012
Guidance Issued Relating to 90-day Waiting Period and Defining Full-time Employee (9/4/12)
July 2012
Medical Loss Ratio Rebates (7/10/12)
June 2012
Implementation Guidance on Medicare Tax and Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Reform (6/27/12)
May 2012
Guidance Issued Relating to $2,500 FSA Salary Reduction Cap (5/31/12)
ACA Updates: 1) Summary of Benefits & Coverage; 2) Minimum Loss Ratio Rules - Notice Requirement (5/17/12)
April 2012
Fees on Health Insurance Policies & Self-Insured Plans: Patient-Centered Outcome Research Trust Fund (4/18/12)
March 2012
Overview of Final Exchange Regulations (3/28/12)
1) Summary of Benefits and Coverage; 2) Women's Preventive Services Update (3/21/12)
February 2012
Preventive Health Services for Women: Regulations Final – Limited Exception for Certain Church Plans (2/13/12)ACA Updates (2/10/12)
January 2012
Additional IRS Guidance on W-2 Reporting Requirement (1/6/12)
December 2011
Year-end Wrap Up (12/21/11)
1) Final Minimum Loss Ratio Regulations Issued and 2) ERRP Closes (12/12/11)
November 2011
More ACA Updates (11/28/11)
October 2011
August 2011
Relief for Stand-Alone Health Reimbursement Arrangements (8/23/11)
Proposals on Exchanges, Premium Assistance and Uniform Benefit Summary (8/18/11)
Preventive Care Coverage Expanded to include Women's Health Services (8/3/2011)
July 2011
Modifications to Claims and Appeals, and External Review Processes (7/11/11)
June 2011
Update: Mini-Med Plan Waivers (6/22/11)
April 2011
Repeal of Free-Choice Vouchers and Form 1099 Reporting (4/18/11)
Grandfathered Status and ERRP Updates (4/4/2011)
March 2011
IRS Issues Interim Guidance on W-2 Reporting (3/30/11)
Delay in Claims and Appeals Enforcement (3/22/11)
January 2011
Limited Relief for Debit Card Purchases of OTC Medications (1/10/11)
December 2010
Agencies Issue Additional PPACA Clarifications (12/23/10)
Implementation of Salary-based Discrimination Rules Delayed (12/23/10)
Additional Guidelines to the Small Business Tax Credit (12/22/10)
Mini-Med Plans: Increased Transparency and Disclosure (12/20/10)
State Tax Treatment of Older-aged Dependent Coverage (12/16/10)
November 2010
Amendment to Grandfathered Health Plan Rules (11/17/10)
October 2010
Agencies Issue PPACA Clarifications (10/12/10)
Limited PPACA Exemption for Self-Funded, Non-Federal (10/12/10)
Early Retiree Reimbursement Program Updates (10/5/10)
September 2010
Mini-Med Plan Relief from Annual Limit Restriction Offered (9/21/10)
Over-the-Counter Medication Prohibition Clarified (9/7/10)
Update: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (9/1/10)
Simple Cafeteria Plans (9/1/10)
August 2010
Federal External Claims Review: Interim Procedures and Model Notices (8/30/10)
Salary-based Discrimination Rules Applicable to Fully Insured Group Health Plans (8/24/10)
Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (“PCIP”) (8/19/10)
Expanded 1099 Reporting Requirements for 2012 and Call for Public Comment (8/3/10)
Break Time for Nursing Mothers (8/3/10)
July 2010
Internal Claims and Appeals, and External Review Process (7/26/10)
Preventive Health Services (7/15/10)
New Model Notices Issued (7/12/10)
June 2010
Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Application Process Opened (6/29/10)
Patient's Bill of Rights (6/23/10)
Grandfathered Health Plans Rules (6/16/10)
Early Retiree Subsidy – Initial Application Date is Approaching (6/11/10)
May 2010
The Small Business Health Care Tax Credit (5/20/10)
Health Reform's Coverage for Dependent Children Explained (5/10/10)
Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (5/5/10)
April 2010
IRS Guidance: Tax-Favored Status of Dependent Coverage (4/28/10)
