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...
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...
Much concern has been expressed lately regarding the rising premiums many will see as health plans adjust to the Affordable Care Act requirements in 2014. The mandated changes require health plans to guarantee coverage, prohibit exclusions for pre-existing...
Although the environment is changing with the development of new exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act, new research by Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health (NBGH) show that employers remain committed to providing active employee health care...
HIPAA prohibits a group health plan from discriminating against individuals based on a “health factor” and requires such plans to meet five standards in order to comply with the nondiscrimination rules. Proposed regulations under the Affordable Care Act...
