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IRS issues guidance on tax exclusion for health care coverage of adult children

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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USA
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May 14 2010

On April 27, 2010, the IRS issued Notice 2010-38, the first round of health care reform guidance

TRICARE incentive prohibition regulations published

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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USA
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May 26 2010

On April 9, 2010, the Department of Defense issued final regulations on the TRICARE incentive prohibition, which was enacted in 2007 to prevent employers from shifting costs to the TRICARE program by offering TRICARE beneficiaries (essentially military retirees and their family members) an alternative to enrollment in a group health plan that would be primary to TRICARE

Annual open enrollment materials for calendar-year group health plans

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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USA
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July 29 2010

The annual open enrollment period is approaching for many calendar-year group health plans

Interim final regulations issued on preexisting conditions, lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits, rescissions and patient protections

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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USA
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July 29 2010

The Departments of Treasury, Labor and HHS jointly issued interim final regulations implementing the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on preexisting condition exclusions, lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits, rescissions and patient protections

Health care reform: what's next?

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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USA
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May 26 2010

As reported last month in the April 2010 Employee Benefits Update, the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (the PPACA) became law on March 23, 2010 and was subsequently amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act on March 30, 2010

Notice of creditable coverage

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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USA
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October 18 2010

Health plans must send a notice of creditable coverage at various times to Part D eligible individuals

IRS issues Notice 2010-59 regarding reimbursement for over-the-counter drugs

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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USA
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October 18 2010

The IRS recently issued Notice 2010-59 regarding the reimbursement of over-the-counter medicines and drugs by employer-provided health plans

IRS releases Form 8941 to help small employers claim new health care tax credit

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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USA
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October 18 2010

Employers that pay average wages of less than $50,000 per year and have less than 25 full-time employees may be eligible for a tax credit included in PPACA, which is designed to encourage small employers to offer health insurance coverage for the first time or maintain existing coverage

COBRA subsidy program extended - again

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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USA
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May 26 2010

On April 15, 2010, the COBRA subsidy program was extended for a third time

Health care reform: adult child coverage mandate

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
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USA
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May 26 2010

In March, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA), enacting comprehensive health care reform