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Tag Archives: health insurance
King Decision on ACA Subsidies
On July 22, 2014, two conflicting decisions on the legality of insurance subsidies provided in federally established health care exchanges were handed down. In the Halbig decision, discussed previously in this blog, the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of … Continue reading
Posted in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Tagged ACA, federal exchanges, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, government health care exchanges, Halbig, health insurance, individual mandate, insurance subsidiaries, Internal Revenue Service, King, King v. Burwell, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, subsidies
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Final Rule on Bona Fide Orientation Periods and the 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation
The 2010 enactment of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) added provisions to the Public Health Service Act (“PHS”), the Internal Revenue Code (“the Code”) and ERISA. Chief among these changes was the prohibition against waiting periods of more than 90 … Continue reading
Examining Windsor’s Impact On Health and Life Insurance
In a previous post, found here, we discussed the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Windsor and its impact on qualified retirement plans. However, the impact of the Windsor is not limited to qualified retirement plans, but applies to a wide … Continue reading
Posted in Health Plans, Life Insurance, Self-funded Health Plans
Tagged compliance, ERISA, federal income tax, health insurance, income tax, life insurance, same-sex couple, same-sex marriage, same-sex spouse, self-funded health plans, Self-funded plans, spouse, state income tax, taxing of benefits, Windsor
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Adjustments to the Cadillac Tax Threshold Amounts
Beginning in 2018, an excise tax will be imposed on the value of health insurance benefits exceeding the applicable threshold. As noted in our earlier post, if a health plan exceeds the applicable threshold, the 40% excise tax will be … Continue reading
Posted in Health Plans, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Tagged adjustment, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, cadillac tax, COLA, cost-of-living adjustment, excise tax, Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan, health care reform, health cost adjustment percentage, health insurance, health insurance coverage, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, threshold amount
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PPACA § 1558: Trap for the Unwary
Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) made a major announcement that indicated the employer responsibility penalties established by the PPACA (“Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”) will be delayed until 2015. Some initial observations pertaining to the … Continue reading
Posted in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Tagged 2014, affordable care, affordable essential health benefit coverage, federal poverty line, government health care exchanges, health insurance, January 1, measurement period, nondiscrimination provision, OSHA, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, PPACA § 1558, subsidy eligible employees, www.healthcare.gov
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HealthCare.gov is Operational
On June 24, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a newly redesigned website that is meant to educate consumers on the novel health care options being created through the implementation of the PPACA. To supplement the website’s educational … Continue reading
Posted in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Tagged call center, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Department of Health and Human Services, Enroll America, health insurance, health insurance exchanges, health insurance premiums, HHS, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, tax breaks, www.healthcare.gov
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COBRA Continuation Coverage: Have You Updated Your COBRA Election Notices Yet?
On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (DOL) released changes to the COBRA Model Election Notice. The new model notice will inform “qualified beneficiaries” about the PPACA’s establishment of government-run health care exchanges. Open enrollment for the exchanges should … Continue reading
