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Healthcare Reform
The McCart Group is here to serve you and keep you informed.  Below, you will find useful documents on the increasingly important topic of Healthcare Reform.  As more details of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) emerge, we will update you on selected provisions that affect employers and employer sponsored group health plans. 
6/2013 - IRS Hours of Service Rules

6/10/2013 - IRS Issues New Form 720 for Reporting ACA Research Fee

6/6/2013 - Final Rules for Wellness Plans Released

5/21/2013 - Determination of Affordability and Minimum Value

5/9/2013 - Department of Labor Releases Model Notice of Exchange

4/2/2013 - Small Employer “Choice Option” Delayed on Federal SHOP Exchange

3/2013 - Application of ACA Rules Delayed for Expatriate Health Plans

3/2013 - “Pay or Play” – Employer Shared Responsibility Flow Diagram

2/2013 - Questions and Answers on Additional Medicare Tax

2/2013 - Patient Protections in the Affordable Care Act

2/2013 - Patient Protection Model Notice

2/2013 - Covering High-Value Preventive Services Including New Services for Women and Children

2/2013 - Preventive Services Covered under the Affordable Care Act

2/2013 - 2012 W2 Employer Health Cost Reporting

2/25/13 - Employer Plan Cost Sharing Rules and a Minimum Value Calculator are Released

2/22/13 - Final Rule on Affordability of Family Health Coverage/Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

2/22/13 - Guidance Issued on Transition Rules for Plans with Fiscal Plan Years

2/1/13 - Fiscal Cliff Legislation Impacts Qualified Transportation Benefits

2/2013 - Health Plan Fees to Fund Research on Patient-Centered Outcomes

1/31/2013 - Guidance Issued on the Qualification for Tax Credits and Individual Mandate Tax Liability

1/24/2013 - Department of Labor Delays the Employer Notice of Exchange Requirement

1/7/2013 - Transitional Reinsurance Program Contributions

1/2013 - IRS Employer Shared Responsibility Rules

1/2/2013 - Health Reform Timeline Update for January 2013

11/2012 - Lifetime and Annual Limits

11/21/2012 - HHS Releases Small Group Insurance Regulations

11/9/2012 - Issue Brief - The Election is Over – Where Do We Go From Here?

10/22/2012 - SBC Distribution Rules

9/2012 - Pre-existing Condition Exclusions

9/6/2012 - Guidance Issued on the Definition of Full-time Employees and 90-day Waiting Period Rules

7/18/2012 - How Employers Should Handle MLR Rebates

7/9/2012 - The Impact of the Supreme Court’s ACA Ruling on Employer Sponsored Health Plans

6/28/2012 - The Supreme Court Rules the Affordable Care Act is Constitutional

6/13/2012 - Preparing for the Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act

6/1/2012 - IRS Provides Guidance on $2500 Health FSA Limit

5/24/2012 - New Summary of Benefits and Coverage

5/23/2012 - Estimated Cost Impact of the ACA Reinsurance Fee on Employer Plans

5/11/2012 - Limit on Contributions to Health FSAs

4/18/2012 - IRS Issues Proposed Rules on ACA Research Fees for Health Plans

4/17/2012 - Record Retention for Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

3/20/2012 - DOL and Treasury Release FAQs Regarding Implementation of SBC Provisions

3/14/2012 - How Should Employer Deal With Possible MLR Rebates from Carriers

3/13/2012 - HHS Releases Final Regulations for State Exchanges

2/24/2012 - IRS Provides W-2 Health Insurance Reporting Requirements Chart

2/13/2012 - Health Plan Automatic Enrollment Rules Delayed

2/9/2012 - Final Summary of Benefits and Coverage Regulations Released

1/9/2012 - IRS Releases Additional Guidance on W-2 Health Insurance Reporting Requirement
            Questions and Answers from IRS Notice 2012-9

12/16/2011 - HHS Issues Bulletin on Definition of Essential Health Benefits

11/18/2011 - DOL Delays Implementation of Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Rules

10/14/2011 - CLASS Act Implementation Suspended by the Obama Administration

10/12/2011 - IOM Releases Essential Health Benefits Recommendations

8/29/2011 - 2012 Health Reform Issues for Employer Sponsored Health Plans

8/19/2011 - Departments Release Benefit Summary Rules

8/12/2011 - Health Reform Individual Mandate is Ruled Unconstitutional by One Appeals Court and Constitutional by Another

8/2/2011 - Guidelines on Preventive Coverage for Women's Services

7/12/11 - HHS Releases Health Insurance Exchange Regulations

7/6/11 - IRS Requests Comments on Health Reform Fees
6/28/11 - Claims Appeals and External Review Requirements Amended

5/24/11 - Date Change for Medicare Part D Notices

5/11/11 - Health Reform Timeline - May 2011 Update

4/18/11 Budget Compromise Eliminates Free Choice Vouchers

4/8/11 - Expanded 1099 Reporting Requirements Repealed

3/29/11 - Extension of Enforcement Grace Period Relating to Certain Internal Claims and Appeals Procedure

3/1/11 - Draft Created for Uniform Summary of Benefits and Coverage

1/25/11 - Health Reform Timeline - January 2011 Update

12/2/10 - Grandfathered Plans and Section 105 Rules Summary

11/16/10 - Grandfathered Status Rule Amended Re: Change of Carriers

11/15/10 - Health Reform Notices Summary

10/26/10 - Health Care Reform Update - October 2010

9/21/10 - Preventive Services Coverage Requirements - Overview

9/21/10 - Preventive Services Covered under the Affordable Care Act

8/24/10 - Summary of 2010-2011 Regs, 2014 Regs, and Grandfathered Plan Status & Regs

8/24/10 - Summary of 2010-2011 Regs

8/24/10 - Summary of 2014 Regs

8/24/10 - Grandfathered Plans - Definition, Status, Regs

7/20/10 - Healthcare Reform Timeline

7/20/10 - Preventive Care Services Regulations Released

7/20/10 - Healthcare Reform (Interim Final Regulations)

6/20/10 - Grandfathered Plans and 105 Rules

4/30/10 - Small Group Benefit Update - Tax Credit

4/20/10 - Employer Mandate

























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