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More health care reform FAQs issued

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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January 4 2011

Over the past several months DOL, HHS, and the IRS (collectively, the Agencies) have issued a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Enforcement of insured plan nondiscrimination rules delayed

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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January 4 2011

As many employers are by now well aware, the Affordable Care Act imposes nondiscrimination rules on insured non-grandfathered group health plans

IRS issues notice regarding nondiscrimination rule for insured plans

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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November 29 2010

The IRS issued Notice 2010-63 inviting public comments on the application of rules prohibiting insured group health plans from discriminating in favor of highly compensated individuals (HCIs

Mandatory W-2 reporting of the cost of medical coverage delayed

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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October 29 2010

Under the PPACA, employers are required to report the cost of employer-sponsored health coverage on their employees' 2011 Forms W-2 (generally issued in early 2012

Recent cases involving beneficiary designations

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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September 29 2010

Two recent cases are instructive when it comes to determining the validity of beneficiary designations

Conflict between plan and SPD ruled in favor of participant

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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August 31 2010

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently reversed and remanded a decision of a district court that upheld an insurer's decision to deny long-term health benefits

Health care reform update

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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July 30 2010

Regulations implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) have been coming out at a steady pace

Small business tax credit for employer health insurance contributions

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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May 28 2010

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued guidance on a tax credit made available through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that benefits certain small employers who help defray the cost of their employees' health insurance premiums

New guidance regarding the age-26 dependent coverage mandate

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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May 28 2010

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, group health plans that extend coverage to dependent children must continue to make such coverage available until age 26

New COBRA subsidy rules

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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March 19 2010

The Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (TEA), signed into law by President Obama on March 2, 2010, includes a number of important changes to the COBRA premium subsidy provisions enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA