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New guidelines issued on preventive services for women, including religious employer exception

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 2 2011

The U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services recently released joint guidance regarding mandatory coverage of contraceptive services for women under the preventive services requirements of health care reform

Developments for employers that sponsor wellness programs

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 15 2011

The ruling in Seff V. Broward County has helped to establish guidance as to what is permissible with respect to the design of wellness programs under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA

IRS proposed premium tax credit regulations signal direction of future guidance on employer pay-or-play penalties

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 25 2011

The Internal Revenue Service has issued proposed regulations implementing health insurance premium tax credits

Departments issue proposed rule on summary of benefits and uniform glossary

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 6 2011

The U.S. Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services have issued proposed rules addressing the form and content of the summary of benefits and uniform glossary requirements of Section 2715 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA

IRS issues revised guidance on W-2 reporting requirements for employer-sponsored health plan coverage

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 30 2012

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued revised guidance, Notice 2011-28, regarding the requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that employers report to employees the cost of their employer-sponsored group health plan coverage on Forms W-2

HHS provides additional guidance on health plan coverage of contraceptive services by nonprofit religious employers

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 30 2012

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires non-grandfathered group health plans to provide coverage for certain preventive services on a first dollar basis (i.e. without deductibles, co-payments, co-insurance or other cost-sharing

Summary of benefits and coverage disclosure requirements

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 16 2012

Recently issued final regulations and related guidance clarify the requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that group health plans and health insurance issuers provide a summary of benefits and coverage and a uniform glossary

New guidance on Affordable Care Act provisions issued

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 4 2012

Recent guidance issued by the Departments of Health and Human Services and Labor and the Internal Revenue Service clarifies health care reform rules regarding waiting periods and the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the employer requirement to provide health care coverage beginning in 2014

Medical Loss Ratio refunds

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 8 2012

If you are an employer that sponsors a fully insured medical plan option for your employees, and you had that fully insured medical plan option in place for the 2011 calendar year, you may be eligible for a Medical Loss Ratio rebate

What employers need to know for 2012 and 2013 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 29 2012

With the end of 2012 quickly approaching, and for 2013 planning purposes, this newsletter provides a high-level list of the important changes to be aware of under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the effective date of those required changes