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

Posted at 14:30h in Default

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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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14 Mar IRS Releases Final Reporting Regulations

Posted at 13:10h in Compliance News, Health Care Reform, PPACA Report

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On March 10, 2014, the IRS published final regulations implementing the reporting requirement under PPACA. Read the full article and explanation of these final rules here....

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12 Mar Option for Some to Renew Policies That Do Not Fully Meet PPACA Standards

Posted at 17:46h in Compliance News, Health Care Reform, PPACA Report

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On March 5, 2014, the HHS released a Bulletin that allows state insurance departments to permit the renewal through October 1, 2016, of individual and small group policies that do not meet the "market reform" requirements of PPACA. Read full article and list of requirements...

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11 Mar Despite Delayed Key Provision, Health Care Reform Triggers Benefits Action Among Employers

Posted at 16:40h in Health Care Reform

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According to the report, 73% of employers say the law is having an impact on benefits service and support and 69% report there is an impact on benefits communications. Read more...

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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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07 Mar Compliance Recap for February 2014

Posted at 15:06h in Compliance News, Health Care Reform, PPACA Report

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February brought two significant final regulations that affect an employer's compliance obligations under PPACA. Read full summary of regulations here. ...

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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

Posted at 15:40h in Health Care Reform

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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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03 Mar Is PPACA a Threat to Employer-Sponsored Plans?

Posted at 15:30h in Health Care Reform, PPACA Report

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Is PPACA keeping you up at night? For 60 percent of Americans who have employer-sponsored health coverage, you may not be losing sleep but it is in the back of many minds. ...

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