by Rory Akers, JD | December 4, 2017 | Compliance Services, ERISA, Health Reform / ACA
With increasing frequency the Lockton Compliance team is asked, “Is my health plan required to cover maternity expenses for dependent children?” With two – maybe three – notable exceptions, we believe the answer is “no.” Background In the pre-Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
by Mark Holloway | November 6, 2017 | Compliance Services, Health Reform / ACA, Insurance Exchanges, Misc Health Reform
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established the Transitional Reinsurance program to help stabilize individual insurance premiums offered through the public insurance exchanges, aka marketplaces. Under this program, sponsors of self-insured plans, as well as insurers...
by Ed Fensholt | October 23, 2017 | ACA Repeal and Replace, Employer Mandate, Health Reform, Health Reform / ACA, Individual Mandate, Reporting & Disclosure
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes health insurance coverage mandates on individuals and employers, but to this point the IRS has been slow to enforce the mandates. That may no longer be the case as the IRS signals it is prepared to begin an enforcement effort in...
by Brad Mandacina | March 29, 2016 | Guest Posts, Health Reform / ACA, Lockton HR Technology, Vendors
We have another guest post for you today, this time from UnifyHR, one of the industry’s stand-alone Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance technology vendors. Just as a reminder: As a neutral advisor, Lockton Benefit Group doesn’t necessarily endorse the goods or...
by Brad Mandacina | December 30, 2015 | Health Reform / ACA, Lockton HR Technology
Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a short-term delay for the reporting requirements imposed on employers as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Employers will still be required to provide their employees with a copy of the IRS Forms...
by Brad Mandacina | December 21, 2015 | Benefits Administration, Health Reform / ACA, HR-Payroll, Industry, Lockton HR Tech Practice, Lockton HR Technology, Lockton HR Technology General
It’s hard to believe that yet another year has come and gone. 2015 was a busy year for our team, especially dealing with all of the hype created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We completed more than 160 projects in 2015, with approximately one-third of those...