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Cobra subsidy extended - employer action required

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 7 2010

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) introduced a COBRA continuation coverage premium subsidy allowing eligible individuals to pay only 35 of the regular COBRA premium

Extended COBRA coverage and premium subsidy for New York employees

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 15 2010

Qualified New York-based employees who lose their group health insurance coverage as a result of job loss will be entitled to 36 months of continued health insurance coverage and may also be eligible for a premium subsidy that requires the individual to pay only 35 of the applicable premiums for up to 15 months

DOL issues updated COBRA subsidy notices

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 15 2010

Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), certain group health plan participants who lose their coverage are permitted to continue coverage for a period of time by paying the premium themselves

Employers should note White House attempt to revive health care reforms

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 26 2010

The White House has released a health care reform plan similar to legislation passed by the Senate in December, and the plan might be headed to the budget reconciliation process for approval

Health care reform: insured health plans to comply with nondiscrimination rules

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 23 2010

Under Section 10101(d) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which became law in March 2010, insured group health plans will soon be subject to nondiscrimination rules that are similar to those that have been applicable to self-insured plans for the past 30 years

COBRA subsidy extended through March

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 5 2010

Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconstruction Act (COBRA), certain group health plan participants who lose their coverage are permitted to continue coverage for a period of time by electing continued coverage and paying the relevant premium themselves

First wave of health care reform about to hit group health plans

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 21 2010

Employers sponsoring group health plans should begin to focus on plan amendments that may be required in the "near term" under the recently adopted health care reform act, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended (PPACA

Many states begin falling in line regarding tax exclusion for providing health benefits to older children

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 5 2011

Last year as part of its health care reform bill, Congress mandated that group health plans and insurance issuers make coverage available to adult children until age 26

HHS issues proposed rule for employer participation in state heath care exchanges

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 19 2011

Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, beginning in 2014 individuals and small businesses will have access to the purchase of private health insurance through insurance exchanges

Failure to provide COBRA notice tolls statute of limitations

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 16 2011

Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (COBRA), an employer that sponsors a group health plan is generally required to provide an employee with a right to continue healthcare coverage after the employee’s termination of employment