by Ed Fensholt | November 18, 2011 | Health Reform
Here’s some long-expected, but nevertheless welcome news. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an announcement yesterday reassuring health plan sponsors that the Department will give them “sufficient time to comply” with final regulations (once the regulations...
by Ed Fensholt | November 8, 2011 | Health Reform
Another federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of the health reform law’s individual mandate, the obligation that virtually all Americans obtain health insurance by 2014 or face potential penalties. The ruling, by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for...
by Ed Fensholt | November 8, 2011 | Health Reform, Misc Health Reform
The health reform law imposes a number of fees, taxes and other assessments on health insurance companies and plans, to help subsidize a number of endeavors. Several clients have asked about these fees, taxes and assessments. The purpose of this blog posting is to...
by Ed Fensholt | October 14, 2011 | Health Reform
The Health and Human Services Department said today it is walking away from efforts to implement a long-term care entitlement program included in last year’s healthcare reform law. The program, called Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS), is...
by Ed Fensholt | October 12, 2011 | Health Reform
Here’s a quick update of a couple interesting things going on in the world of healthcare reform. We thought these topics were not worthy of a full-fledged Alert, so we’re posting them here, on our Health Reform Blog. IRS Comes Through as Promised: Proposes “W-2 Safe...
