Limited relief for employers under health care reform's play-or-pay rules *

USA - January 4 2013
Proposed regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service on December 28, 2012 provide some relief to large employers subject to the employer-sponsored…

Co-authors: Jennifer Spiegel Berman , Harry I. Atlas, Gregory J. Ossi, Thora A. Johnson .

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2013 dollar limits on compensation and benefits *

USA - October 22 2012
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the 2013 annual dollar limitations on benefits, contributions, and compensation. 

Co-authors: Robin Gilden, Jennifer Spiegel Berman , Harry I. Atlas, Brad Cohen, Kenneth R. Hoffman.

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Health care reform: large employers and the new health insurance exchanges *

USA - October 18 2012
Historically, employers have adopted a number of strategies intended to control the ever-increasing cost of health care, including self-insuring their own employees’ health risks, implementing wellness programs, and shifting more and more costs onto their employees.

Co-authors: The Honorable Bart Stupak, Jennifer Spiegel Berman , Gregory J. Ossi, Thora A. Johnson .

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Private exchanges: you have questions, we have answers *

USA - September 12 2012
Private health insurance exchanges or “private exchanges” have been a hot topic of discussion over the past year.

Co-authors: The Honorable Bart Stupak, Jennifer Spiegel Berman , Thora A. Johnson .

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Don’t play and also pay: navigating the employer-sponsored health coverage mandate *

USA - September 4 2012
On Friday, August 31, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued much anticipated guidance regarding the application of the employer-sponsored health coverage mandate (often called the “play or pay rules” under health care reform).

Co-authors: Jennifer Spiegel Berman , Harry I. Atlas, Thora A. Johnson .

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