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New Guidance on Affordable Care Act and Federal Contract Laws

Dennis J. Merley

The Department of Labor has now provided long-awaited guidance on how the employer shared responsibility provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as the “employer mandate”, interacts with fringe benefit…

Dennis J. Merley

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) estimates that almost 600,000 employers offer some type of employee wellness program, such as nutrition classes, smoking cessation programs and health risk assessments. EEOC…

Dennis J. Merley

On February 10, 2014, the Department of the Treasury and IRS released final rules implementing the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment of Code Section 4980H, commonly referred to as the employer…

Change in Reinsurance Fee Rules

Dennis J. Merley

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) imposes several new fees on health plans, including the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Fee (PCORI) and the Traditional Reinsurance Fee. The…

Dennis J. Merley

The federal agencies (Department of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services) responsible for implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) issued further guidance regarding health reimbursement arrangements…