May 29, 2013 | Employee Benefits, Insurance Company News
All group policies or contracts contain a specified time period for employers to submit enrollment additions, changes, and terminations. The insurance companies usually will accept new hire enrollments and changes within 30 days. They also prefer to... by Jim Beatrice | May 28, 2013 | Business Benefit News, Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Recommended Articles
HR Managers typically find checklists very useful for managing practices and procedures. We have two documents that we think are of particular interest: 1) Group Health Plan Notices Calendar (based on ERISA) for general reference and includes many links to... by Geralyn Isler | May 19, 2013 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
The Affordable Care Act establishes an online Health Insurance Marketplace also known as an exchange to be operated by either the federal or state government. The purpose of the exchange is to provide an organized marketplace to find and compare private health... by Geralyn Isler | May 19, 2013 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform
The Affordable Care Act requires that employers notify their employees about Exchanges. Notices were supposed to go out March 1, 2013, but the Department of Labor delayed the requirement to late summer or fall of 2013. On May 8, 2013 the Department of Labor... by Jim Beatrice | May 10, 2013 | Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
One of the primary goals of the Affordable Care Act is to significantly reduce the number of uninsured Americans. The ACA includes language expanding eligibility for Medicaid. Funding for Medicaid comes from State and Federal government. In June...
