HR & Compliance

  • Health Care Reform Update: Special Rules for HRA’s by

    Posted on: March 8, 2013Categories: HR & Compliance

    The Affordable Care Act (ACA) made several changes affecting Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). There are special rules for HRAs and some the fees that are subject to be paid by health plans. These fees include: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fees (PCORI fees) Reinsurance fees Both of these fees are calculated based on the average numbers of lives covered under the plan. For plan sponsors that maintain multiple self-insured arrangements (an HRA in addition to a major med ...

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  • March 2013 Health Care Reform by

    Posted on: March 5, 2013Categories: HR & Compliance

    This month’s post covers Essential Health Benefits (EHB).  The final rule confirms prior guidance defining EHB based on a state-specific benchmark plan and requiring all plans that cover EHB to offer benefits that are substantially equal to those offered by the benchmark plan. ACA’s essential health benefits requirement applies to non-grandfathered plans offered in the individual and small group markets, both inside and outside of the Exchanges. Self-insured group health plans, health insu ...

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  • HCR Webinar Materials by

    Posted on: February 19, 2013Categories: HR & Compliance

    If you were an attendee at the February 19th, 2013 HCR webinar "What Employers Need to Know" you can access the page with the Webinar recording, PowerPoint, and calculator examples now. You were furnished a password to access the page, click on the link below and enter the password and all the information will be available. Thank you for your attendance at the webinar and if you have any question on HCR and/or the material today email them to Norman Clarke. Click here to go the Webinar page. ...

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