by Mark Holloway | July 28, 2014 | Employer Mandate, Individual Mandate, Misc Health Reform
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has indicated that it will not require insurers in the U.S. territories to comply with some of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) insurance market reforms. The U.S. territories include Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | July 22, 2014 | Employer Mandate, Individual Mandate, Insurance Exchanges
Conflicting U.S. court of appeals rulings issued today further muddy the waters over the future of the federal health reform law colloquially known as Obamacare. The fight involves whether individuals enrolled in medical insurance through a federally-operated public...
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...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | April 30, 2014 | Dollar Limits, Employer Mandate, Health Reform
Most employers are familiar with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision that sets upper limits on the out-of-pocket (OOP) maximums that non-grandfathered group health plans may apply to essential health benefits. (We’re referring to these as the “ACA cost-sharing...
by Mark Holloway | December 1, 2013 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform
Posted on behalf of Mark Holloway, J.D. – Senior Vice President and Co-Director – Lockton Compliance Services The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued proposed regulations that address the requirements that would apply to health...
by Jeannie Wilcox | July 19, 2013 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform, Insurance Exchanges
Our friends at the American Benefits Council often share valuable information, well worth the read. Below you’ll find some of their latest headlines. House Votes on PPACA Employer, Individual Mandates; House Subcommittee Grills Treasury Official Council Urges Issuance...
