HR & Compliance

  • Health Care Reform Update-CMS Application by

    Posted on: April 30, 2013Categories: HR & Compliance

    If you would like to take a look at how simple it will be to qualify for a subsidy and secure coverage in the new marketplace (Exchange), click on the link below to preview the 21 page application that will have to filled out or completed online, or as HHS calls it, the streamlined application. We have also included a link to a video that highlights "An Individual Using the Online Single Streamlined Application". Click here to view the application   ...

  • April 2013 Health Care Reform by

    Posted on: April 2, 2013Categories: HR & Compliance

    On March 21, 2013, the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury issued a proposed rule on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) 90 day waiting period limit. For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, the ACA prohibits group health plans and group health insurance issuers from applying  and waiting period that is any longer than 90 days. The 90 day waiting period limit will apply to both non-grandfathered and grandfathered health plans. The 90 day waiting period li ...

  • March Health Care Reform Update by

    Posted on: March 27, 2013Categories: HR & Compliance

    (March 26, 2013) We are  six months away from enrollment on the marketplaces (exchanges) that will be opening up to individuals on Oct. 1. Clarke & Company is bringing information and guidance that was issued in March that have implications for plan sponsors. We have included two links below for the most important March information as it relates to our clients and market. First, on March 7th, the DOL released a self-compliance tool and we have provided a link to the tool below. O ...

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