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Employers and health plans should be aware that two recent federal decisions have recognized that the non-discrimination provision in the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity. [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 4:33 am by Stuart M. Gerson
While by most accounts the current term of the Supreme Court is generally uninteresting, lacking anything that the popular media deem to be a blockbuster (the media’s choice being same-sex marriage or Affordable Care Act cases), the docket is heavily weighted towards labor and employment cases and a few that potentially affect retail employers in particular. [read post]
16 Nov 2012, 1:52 pm
"As we address this problem, we must also be sure to keep the Medicare program affordable for beneficiaries, especially given that today the typical older person relies on less than $22,000 a year and spends over 15 percent of his/her income on health care. [read post]
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. cases that will be argued in the Supreme Court next month, and that involve challenges under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers must provide contraceptive services in their healthcare policies offered to employees. [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 9:08 am
United Health just announced they are exiting the CA individual market.http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-unitedhealth-insure-calif-20130702,0,4370321.story "The nation's largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group Inc., is leaving California's individual health insurance market, the second major company to exit in advance of major changes under the Affordable Care Act. [read post]
16 Jul 2014, 9:10 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
All other rights reserved.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: 105(h), Affordable Care Act, Code Section 4980H, Health Care Reform, Health Plans, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pay or Play, Skinny Plans [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 2:47 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employer and other health plan sponsors, fiduciaries and insurers generally should be prepared to prove that they are maintaining and administering their health plans to comply with many Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates pending Congressional repeal or reform of the ACA, despite President Trump’s January 20, 2017 Executive Order on “Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending… [read post]
Sebelius (in a majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts and joined by Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan) upheld the so-called “individual mandate” component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Act) as a valid exercise of Congress’s power. [read post]
15 Jul 2012, 8:04 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
With attention heavily focused on the health care reform mandates of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA), many employer and union sponsored group health plans are underestimating plan costs and risking significant liability from outdated mental health and substance abuse coverage rules to comply with the mental health parity mandates of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 11:10 am
This is primarily why a MEWA is an attractive alternative for small businesses who find it difficult to obtain affordable health care coverage for their employees. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 10:08 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  See Cost and Availability of Child Care Continues To Burden American Families; 2-1-1 Child Care Affordability and Availability Report;  Annual Child Care Capacity, Availability and Enrollment Survey 2014 While the cost of child care varies widely across states, child care expenses often present a significant financial burden for families with young children. [read post]
30 Mar 2016, 10:08 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  See Cost and Availability of Child Care Continues To Burden American Families; 2-1-1 Child Care Affordability and Availability Report;  Annual Child Care Capacity, Availability and Enrollment Survey 2014 While the cost of child care varies widely across states, child care expenses often present a significant financial burden for families with young children. [read post]
17 Nov 2014, 10:05 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
All other rights reserved.Filed under: Employee Benefits, Employers, ERISA, Health Plans, Human Resources, Insurance, MEWA, Reporting & Disclosure, Uncategorized Tagged: 105(h), ACA, Affordable Care Act, Code Section 4980H, Health Care Reform, Health Plans, Insurer, issuer, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pay or Play, Reinsurance Fee, Risk ADjustment, Skinny Plans, tpa [read post]
31 Mar 2014, 8:10 am by Lyle Denniston
The Court turned aside two attempts by religious groups to get the Court to review now, before a federal appeals courts does, the validity of the government’s rules intended to exempt religious employers from having to obey the Affordable Care Act’s birth-control mandate. [read post]
10 Sep 2019, 8:56 am by Mike Underwood
A careful approach, including legal advice, is always wise in evaluating whether a worker can properly be classified as an independent contractor. [read post]
16 Jun 2014, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
Ainsworth, Amicus Curiae Brief: Stormans, Inc. v. [read post]
20 Jan 2014, 3:13 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Insurers passing along the annual fee imposed under Section 9010 of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA) to customers will pay taxes on the amounts collected. [read post]
14 Nov 2014, 2:04 pm by Joe Patrice
The event benefits Community Lawyers, Inc., an organization working to promote access to affordable legal services for low- and moderate-income individuals. [read post]
On February 15, 2017, under Secretary Tom Price’s leadership, CMS issued a Proposed Rule titled, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Stabilization. [read post]