by Mark Holloway | February 8, 2013 | Compliance Services, State and Local Issues
Connecticut has joined the growing list of states that are indirectly applying taxes and fees to self-funded medical plans. Specifically, the State will be applying a $10.23 fee per Connecticut covered life to help fund a state-sponsored vaccine program for...
by Mark Holloway | January 16, 2013 | Employer Mandate, State and Local Issues
On January 8, 2013, Governor Deval Patrick proposed legislation that will eliminate the penalties certain employers face, under state law, for not offering health insurance coverage to their employees in Massachusetts. The legislation would eliminate the...
by Mark Holloway | November 7, 2012 | Compliance Services, State and Local Issues
Same-sex marriage was on the ballot yesterday in four states – Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. With results in from three of the four states, it appears that proponents of same-sex marriage have won historic victories. Voters in Maryland and Maine...
by Mark Holloway | August 29, 2012 | Compliance Services, State and Local Issues
San Francisco announced last week the Health Care Spending Ordinance (HCSO) contribution rate for 2013. The HCSO requires the majority of employers doing business in San Francisco to contribute to the cost of healthcare for their employees who work in San Francisco....
by Mark Holloway | May 14, 2012 | Compliance Services, State and Local Issues
The City of San Francisco has fined a commercial janitorial services company more than $1.3 million for violations of the City’s Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO). The city ordered the company to pay 100% of its required payments to the health reimbursement...
by Mark Holloway | April 23, 2012 | Compliance Services, State and Local Issues
The California Department of Insurance (DOI) is backing a bill in the California State Senate which imposes new limits on certain stop-loss policies sold to small employers whose health plans are self-funded. Such policies guarantee that the small employers’...
