HHS Approves Medical Loss Ratio Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services issued the first in what will be a series of guidance and rules
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The Department of Health and Human Services issued the first in what will be a series of guidance and rules
Following Republican gains in the U.S. midterm elections,
certain pension distributions will not be imposed on 401(k) account balances
diagnosed with autism at age 4, Kulstad knew he faced years of expensive medical treatment
More employers are scrutinizing employees’ health-insurance dependents
Employers are allowed to change insurers without their health care plans automatically losing grandfathered status
By Robert WeismanGlobe Staff / November 5, 2010 While the White House seems destined to spend the next two years fending off attacks on President Obama’s health care law, the administration of Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts will push forward with the next stage of health care overhaul: trying to contain the escalating costs of medical care. That … Continued
By Callan Carter (San Francisco) The effect of the recent healthcare legislation is beginning to be felt. Several changes (including pool coverage for high-risk people, extension of tax-dependent status of children to age 26, and a 10% excise tax on tanning salon services) have already been implemented and are not included on the chart below. … Continued
Source: PR Newswire [via insurancenewsnet.com] 04-Nov-2010 HR and benefits managers–and perhaps a lot of CEOs and CFOs — who in recent weeks had begun thinking seriously about the impact of federal health care reform on their profitability, workforce structure and health plan viability, may have awoken Nov. 3 asking, “What now?” What now, indeed. As … Continued
Source: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP [via BenefitsLink] 01-Nov-2010 Norbert F. Kugele Just a reminder that the deadline is Nov. 15, 2010 to distribute the annual Notice of Creditable Coverage required under Medicare Part D. The notice informs participants whether the prescription drug coverage offered under your health plan constitutes creditable or noncreditable coverage. The … Continued