Benefits impact of Minnesota legislation allowing same-sex marriage *

USA - May 15 2013
Governor Dayton yesterday signed the legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota (the "Act", Chapter 74--H.F. No. 1054 and S.F. 925)…

Co-authors: A. Melinda Maher.

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2013 brings new Medicare taxes for higher paid employees (and new withholding and reporting for employers) *

USA - November 9 2012
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or “health care reform”) added two new Medicare taxes that become effective January 1, 2013.

Co-authors: Jordan Martell.

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Employers who receive MLR rebates should act with care *

USA - August 6 2012
If an employers medical plan includes benefits that are insured or HMOs, the employer may receive a Medical Loss Ratio rebate.

Co-authors: Jessica Forbes Olson.

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Supreme Court upholds health care reform *

USA - June 28 2012
The Supreme Court ruled today that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate was a valid exercise of Congress’s power to tax.

Co-authors: Leslie J. Anderson, Andrew Holly, Stephen P. Lucke.

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Additional women’s preventive care services announced *

USA - September 15 2011
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010, directed the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to identify comprehensive preventive care services for women to be offered by certain employer-sponsored group health plans at no cost.

Co-authors: Jordan Martell.

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