by Mark Holloway | July 24, 2012 | Compliance Services, GINA, HIPAA, Mental Health Parity, Non-Discrimination, Reporting & Disclosure, Reporting and Disclosure, Wellness
The DOL has posted on its website a 38-page self-compliance checklist that covers several of the major laws that apply to employer group health plans. The Self-Compliance Tool is located at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/CAGAppA.pdf The checklist includes questions on...
by Jeannie Wilcox | February 27, 2012 | Health Reform, Reporting and Disclosure
The IRS has provided additional guidance regarding the obligation on the part of many employers to report health plan coverage values on 2012 Forms W-2 (the Forms that will be issued to employees early in 2013). What does this mean to you, as an employer? Read the...
by Jeannie Wilcox | August 25, 2011 | Health Reform, Reporting and Disclosure
Coming soon to a group health plan near you: a summary of benefit coverage – or SBC. Federal agencies have issued proposed rules, including sample SBC documents and instructions, and a new SBC glossary that will need to be included with your four-page SBC. Mark...