18 Mar Are employees more satisfied than ever with their benefits?

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Despite some sense of grumbling out in the working world about the shape of benefits in the midst of further ACA rollouts, one new study suggests employee satisfaction regarding their benefits is at an all-time high....

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10 Mar Feds Post PPACA Risk Program Regs

Posted at 17:30h in Health Care Reform

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ruled that only "qualified health plans" -- and plans that are "substantially the same as a QHP" -- can either make payments to or get cash from the federal "risk corridors" program. Read more here...

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07 Mar PPACA Update – IRS, HHS Release Additional Final Regulations

Posted at 18:56h in Compliance News, Health Care Reform, PPACA Report

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On March 5, 2014, the IRS and HHS released the final employer-shared responsibility ("play or pay") reporting rules. See what reporting requirements have changed and for who with this PPACA update. ...

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06 Mar People may keep old health insurance another year

Posted at 21:34h in Compliance News, Health Care Reform, PPACA Report

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Americans can buy insurance policies that don't meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act for another year, if their states' insurance regulators allow them to renew their policies this year, administration officials said Wednesday. Read full article here...

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06 Mar Budget proposal phases out some PPACA funding

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The Obama administration has included cuts in several sources of the PPACA grant money that has been flowing into state government and state public health insurance exchange offices the past few years. Read full article here...

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13 Feb Look Out for the ACA’s ‘Double Whammy’ in 2016

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Some small businesses are facing a potential “double whammy” in 2016 from the Affordable Care Act, one expert warns....

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11 Feb “Play or Pay” Rules Delayed Until 2016 for Smaller Employers

Posted at 14:38h in Compliance News, Health Care Reform, PPACA Report

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Breaking News! Key elements of the final "play or pay" rules explained for large and small employers. ...

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11 Feb Taking A Strategic Look at Health Insurance and PPACA

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Good, bad or indifferent by now most employers that offer benefits to their employees are feeling the changes resulting from PPACA. So how do you plan ahead?...

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07 Feb What You Need to Know About the New Eligibility Waiting Period Provisions

Posted at 17:42h in Health Care Reform

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The 90-day maximum for eligibility waiting periods is effective as of the start of the 2014 plan year. Questions like, what should employers do if they hired an employee under the prior rules?, answered here. ...

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07 Feb Kaiser Health Tracking Poll for January 2014

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The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that even after most of the ACA’s major provisions took effect on January 1, a large majority of the public (62 percent) continues to believe that only “some” provisions of the ACA have been put into place thus...

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