by Scott Behrens | July 22, 2015 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform, Preventive Care
In regulations dated July 14, 2015, federal agencies took the next step in addressing religious objections to coverage of contraceptives by issuing final regulations under which certain closely held, for-profit businesses may avoid a requirement that their health...
by Scott Behrens | July 1, 2015 | Health Reform, Reporting & Disclosure
The steady drumbeat announcing the coming leviathan of Affordable Care Act-related employer reporting continues to grow louder, even as we wait for the IRS to issue the final forms and instructions that will be used for reporting 2015 information in early 2016. This...
by Scott Behrens | May 22, 2015 | Health Reform
An FAQ regarding transitional reinsurance 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 Scott Behrens | April 20, 2015 | Health Reform
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that collects the transitional reinsurance fee (TRF) has announced an April 30, 2015 deadline for claiming certain overpayments of that fee with respect to 2014. Specifically, the deadline...
by Scott Behrens | June 30, 2014 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform
Supreme Court decisions about religious freedom and when life begins get attention even when raised by something as commonplace as health insurance. But for most employers that offer health insurance, the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision changes nothing – they...
