Insurer exits from public exchanges turn few choices into none
Later this year, residents of Pinal County, Ariz., who go shopping for health insurance under the ACA will face a peculiar dilemma — they’ll have to buy a product that may not exist.
HHS
Agent participation in federal marketplace grows
Broker-friendly changes and ‘more open dialogue’ with CMS have led to multiple favorable changes for the community.
Benefits Think New ACA regulations require online accessibility
The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid have enacted revised rules that will enforce covered entities providing healthcare programs and services to have accessible websites, say attorneys from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP.
Michael Chilleen
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP
Benefits Think New ACA regulations require online accessibility
The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid have enacted revised rules that will enforce covered entities providing healthcare programs and services to have accessible websites, say attorneys from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP.
Michael Chilleen
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP
Top U.S. health official highlights need for insurer competition
The Obama administration’s top health official highlighted the importance of competition to insurance markets, as the Justice Department is poised to decide on two massive deals among four of the health-plan industry’s biggest players.
Benefits Think ACA nondiscrimination regulations finalized
New rules take effect next month, and health advisers need to consider how the directives affect matters of plan design and operation.
Edward I. Leeds
Ballard Spahr LLC
Benefits Think ACA nondiscrimination regulations finalized
Many of the ACA's nondiscrimination regulations will start to take effect this July, and employers that sponsor group health plans will need to consider the new rules and how they affect matters of design and operation.
Edward I. Leeds
Ballard Spahr LLC
ACA anti-discrimination regs provide detailed guidance
Exclusions or limitations for all healthcare services related to gender transition are specifically characterized as discrimination under the new HHS rules.
Benefits Think HHS releases protocol for forthcoming HIPAA audits
Now is the time for employers to ensure documentation is in order, especially if they’ve received a pre-screening questionnaire from the Office for Civil Rights.
Adam Greene
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Benefits Think HHS releases protocol for forthcoming HIPAA audits
Phase two of the review program focuses on covered entities, including employers. How advisers can help clients prepare.
Adam Greene
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
How to prepare for a HIPAA audit
HHS is launching phase two of its audit program focused on covered entities, including employers and other plan sponsors.
HIPAA audit: How advisers can prep their clients
HHS is launching phase two of its audit program focused on covered entities, including employers and other plan sponsors.
CMS proposes payment changes for group Medicare Advantage plans
New calculation methods and benefit expectations will leave employers needing plan-design help from advisers.
CMS proposes payment changes for group Medicare Advantage plans
New calculation methods and benefit expectations will leave employers needing plan-design help from advisers.
Benefits Think Obama administration offers ACA transition relief for student employees
In joint guidance issued last week the DOL, Treasury and HHS clarified the application of health care reform provisions on student health coverage.
Patricia Moran
Mintz Levin