Excerpted from article in LifeHealth Pro, February 21, 2014, by Allison Bell. March 11, 2014 – An arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is getting ready to verify how well insurers, insurance agencies and other organizations that handle personal health information are protecting the information. The HHS Office for Civil […]
By Kristi R. Gauthier, Esq. Clark Hill PLC March 11, 2014 – In light of health care reform, employers have been struggling with the concept of “excepted benefits” which are exempt from various group health plan requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of […]
By MBPA Staff March 11, 2014 – On February 10, 2014, the Department of Treasury released the final rules regarding compliance with the employer’s shared responsibility requirements (Pay or Play) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The newly issued final rules provide guidance for large employers. These employers may be liable for a penalty if […]
March 11, 2014 – On Feb. 10, 2014, the IRS and Treasury issued final regulations on the Employer Shared Responsibility provisions under section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code. They issued the following questions and answers to provide helpful information about the guidance: • Basics of the Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions: Questions 1-3 • […]
Excerpted from New York Times article, Feb. 20, 2014, by Robert Pear March 11, 2014 – Cities, counties, public schools and community colleges around the country have limited or reduced the work hours of part-time employees to avoid having to provide them with health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, state and local officials say. […]
March 11, 2014 – HHS has released 2014 federal poverty guidelines. Updated annually for inflation, the 2014 guidelines will set the income thresholds for subsidy eligibility on exchanges for 2015. The threshold (in the 48 contiguous states and DC) for one person will be $11,670, an $180 increase over the 2013 level. An employee’s receipt […]
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By Juliet Eilperin and Amy Goldstein Published: February 10, 2014, washingtonpost.com For the second time in a year, the Obama administration is giving certain employers extra time before they must offer health insurance to almost all their full-time workers. Under new rules announced Monday by Treasury Department officials, employers with 50 to 99 workers will […]
By Craig Hodges BSB Communications, Inc. Toll fraud is real and happening often. I have the advantage of working with several colleagues who have been in the telecommunications business since the early 1970s. They agree that our customers have never experienced this much toll fraud. What is toll fraud? Traditionally, it is when […]
By Lynn Drake Compass Commercial Your business is doing well and you are happy with your current landlord. You may or may notice that your lease is expiring in less than a year. You might think the landlord forgot. I guarantee this is not the case. You might think the landlord is going to allow […]
