by Compliance Services at Lockton | January 29, 2016 | Health Reform
An FAQ regarding transitional insurance fee (TRF) submissions for 2014 appeared on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) “REGTAP” site on May 12, 2015. (CMS uses REGTAP to provide information on several different programs it administers, including TRF...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | July 2, 2015 | Health Reform
The trade bill signed into law this week included provisions steeply increasing the penalties related to employers’ Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting (e.g., reporting required to be done on Forms 1094-C and 1095-C). The bill also reinstated the trade-related Health...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | May 22, 2015 | Dollar Limits, Health Reform
UPDATE: “Embedded” Out-of-Pocket Limits Might Will Be Required for 2016 Plan Years Tri-agency guidance issued May 26, 2015 confirmed that the embedded out-of-pocket limits interpretation explained in the following article applies to non-grandfathered...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | May 14, 2015 | Compliance Services, ERISA, Grandfathered Provisions, Health Reform, Misc Health Reform, Preventive Care
New frequently asked questions (FAQs), define the contraceptive coverage that a non-grandfathered group health plan must provide in order to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandate to cover certain preventive services without cost-sharing. The FAQs refer to...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | January 15, 2015 | Compliance Services, Dollar Limits, Domestic Partners, Employer Mandate, ERISA, Essential Health Benefits, Form 5500s, Health Reform, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, HIPAA, Life Insurance, Medicare, Mental Health Parity, Misc Health Reform, Preventive Care, Reporting & Disclosure, Reporting and Disclosure, Tax Issues
Compliance deadlines for health and welfare plans continue to abound as we start 2015. In the listing below, we focus on compliance deadlines during the first half of 2015. Although Jan. 1 has passed, we have also included items having compliance deadlines related to...
