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Small business still doesn’t understand health reform

by March 22, 2013 Comments (0)

By this point, every company knows what they have to do to comply with healthcare reform, right? A new study says that might not be the case.

After health reform decision: What’s next for employers?

by June 28, 2012 114 Comments

After one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in recent memory, companies can now start focusing on complying with the next wave of healthcare reform provisions.

Health insurers to issue more than $1B in rebates to customers, employers

by April 30, 2012 Comments (0)

If you sponsor a health plan, and you’re not self-insured, you could be getting a nice fat check from your insurance carrier this August.

Warning: New technology makes it easier to uncover workers’ comp violations

by April 23, 2012 Comments (0)

How easy is it to spot a company failing to fund workers’ comp benefits? It can’t be too hard if just eight inspectors in Georgia were able to uncover 538 businesses without comp insurance in just three months. What’s changed?

Feds’ new rules & deadline for health summaries

by February 14, 2012 Comments (0)

The healthcare reform law requires employers who sponsor health plans to provide workers with “summaries of coverage.” But after some delays, the feds just published the final rules, deadline and sample documents.

Feds call health insurer on carpet for ‘unreasonable’ premium hike

by December 1, 2011 Comments (0)

The first health insurer has been flagged by the federal government for lumping an “unreasonable” rate increase on customers. But the company says it’s done nothing wrong.

Feds exempt HRAs from reform’s annual limit requirements

by September 21, 2011 Comments (0)

The feds just announced health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) are exempt from the annual limit restrictions in the healthcare reform law until Jan. 1, 2014.

New study: 1 in 10 employers to stop offering health benefits

by August 26, 2011 3 Comments

What are you planning to do with your employee healthcare plan in 2014? A recent study revealed one in ten mid-size employers will stop offering their employees coverage once the insurance exchanges become operational.

From the IRS: New W-2 reporting rules

by May 18, 2011 Comments (0)

While smaller employers have been given a reprieve from having to report the cost of employees’ health insurance on W-2s, larger employers weren’t as lucky. Here are the feds’ new guidelines for complying with the requirement.

Coming soon to a plan near you: Insurance coverage labels

by May 17, 2011 Comments (0)

Helping companies and individuals select a policy – by deciphering exactly how much plans will cover for medical procedures – isn’t exactly what insurance companies are known for. Hopefully, that’s about to change.

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