April 2013 - One of my clients has never offered dependent coverage in the past and plans to offer coverage to dependent children in 2015, but will not be ready in 2014. Will the client be subject to any penalties for such failure in 2014?

April 2013 - Beginning in 2014, applicable large employers who fail to offer affordable minimum essential health coverage to at least 95 percent of full-time employees and their dependent children that provides minimum value could face potential penalties if a full-time employee obtains a tax credit for coverage on an exchange.

April 2013 - I’ve been in the business of health and wellness for 25 years. And I’ve been pleased to witness that, in just the past 10 years, there’s been a 13 percent uptick in the number of organizations that offer some type of health and wellness program in the workplace.

April 2013 - On April 3, 2013, HHS issued proposed regulations that would create standards for Navigator and non-Navigator assistance personnel in Federally Facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) (including state partnership Exchanges) and for federally funded non-Navigator assistance personnel in state-based Exchanges.

March 2013 - On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services released final regulations which provided sweeping changes to the rules update under privacy, security, enforcement, and breach notification requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic Health (HITECH) and Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).

March 2013 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has had a significant impact on the way in which employers and plan sponsors will administer their health plans. One of the more hotly debated issues involves the definition of “full-time employee” for purposes of PPACA.

February 2013 - Since January, the federal government has been busy crafting regulations and guidance to ensure that many Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions “go live” in 2014.

February 2013 - One of the new notices requirements the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) imposes on employers is the Notice of Coverage Options Available through the Exchanges (Notice).

February 2013 - It’s hard to believe we are nearing the three-year mark of President Obama’s signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA). Even more concerning is the fact that this piece of legislation appears to still have some surprises in store for us all.

January 2013 - Some of the most talked about aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) relate to the employer mandate provisions (often times referred to as “employer shared responsibility”) taking effect in 2014.