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Contraceptive Coverage Exception Under Health Care Reform

The U.S. Supreme Court recently responded to a challenge to health care reform by holding that closely held, for-profit businesses do not have to comply with the mandate ...
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Prepare for Health Care Reform Reporting

The IRS is requiring employers to comply with new health care reform reporting requirements. To achieve compliance, employers will need to collect and consolidate vast ...
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Consider Revisions to Employee Handbooks for Health Care Reform

Employers should review employee handbooks to ensure that any description of benefits is consistent with changes made to health plans for health care reform.
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New Guidance on Cost Sharing Limits under Health Care Reform

The three agencies responsible for the implementation of health care reform (Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor) released a joint set of Frequently Asked ...
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Employer Shared Responsibility Penalties Under Health Care Reform

Starting in 2015, employers that employ, on average, at least 50 full-time employees may be subject to a penalty if their employees receive a tax credit and purchase ...
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Individual Mandate

The Affordable Care Act provides that starting this year, individuals must have minimum essential health coverage for each month of the year, qualify for an exemption, ...
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Limits May Not Be Imposed on Essential Health Benefits

The Affordable Care Act prohibits group health plans from imposing lifetime and annual dollar limits on what are deemed “essential health benefits.” Dollar limits may be ...
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Health Coverage for Dependents

Beginning in 2015, large employers with over 50 full time employees must offer minimum essential health coverage to the dependents of full-time employees or pay a ...
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COBRA Automated Rate Update Program: Pre-Loaded Rating Structures For ...

Cobra Control Services, LLC (“CCS”) is pleased to announce an easy method of updating premiums for age and tobacco rated medical plans. This special alert is intended to ...
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IRS and Health Care Reform Requirements

The Affordable Care Act places requirements on both employers and employees. The IRS is involved with many aspects of health care reform, including requiring employers ...
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