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California Requires Some Individual Plans to Continue for Additional ...

The news has been buzzing with clips of President Obama’s past statements indicating that Americans can keep their health coverage even with the implementation of health ...
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Additional Time to Buy Health Insurance Before Penalty Imposed

Health care reform requires virtually all Americans to maintain health insurance beginning in 2014 or pay a penalty. The penalty is the greater of
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The SBC Must Be Included in Open Enrollment

Employers gearing up for Open Enrollment and getting their plan materials together should be sure to remember the Summary of Benefits and Coverage required under health ...
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User Manual for Exchange Enrollment

Even with technical issues plaguing the roll-out of heath care exchanges, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services issued a manual describing the enrollment ...
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New HIPAA Privacy Notice Template Released

The Department of Health and Human Services released new model notices that health plans and health care providers may use to satisfy their HIPAA Privacy Notice ...
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Some Insurers Offer Early Renewals for Cost Savings

Many insurers are offering small employers the option of changing their medical plan renewal dates with the expectation of maintaining better premiums for an additional ...
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Exchanges to Open Enrollment Next Week

This week, the buzz in the health care reform world has been the upcoming opening of the Exchanges on October 1. From long-winded talks in Congress to cheery commercials ...
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Distribute Exchange Notice by October 1

Employers should be gearing up to distribute the newly required Health Care Marketplace Notice to all employees by October 1, 2013.
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Guidance Issued on Employer Reporting Requirements

Even though the effective date for the employer mandate to offer health coverage to all employees or pay a penalty has been delayed, employers still must pay attention ...
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Individual Mandate for Health Coverage

Final regulations on the Individual Mandate under health care reform were issued last week. Health care reform requires virtually all Americans to be enrolled in minimum ...
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