Determining Full-Time Employees for Purposes of PPACA’s Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions By Kristi R. Gauthier, Esq. Clark Hill PLC April 2013 – Beginning in 2014, applicable large employers who fail to offer affordable minimum essential health coverage to at least 95 percent of full-time employees and their dependent children that provides minimum value […]
By Steve Sarns Vice President, Sales & Marketing NuStep April 2013 – I’ve been in the business of health and wellness for 25 years. And I’ve been pleased to witness that, in just the past 10 years, there’s been a 13 percent uptick in the number of organizations that offer some type of health […]
By Larry Grudzien, J.D. Attorney At Law April 2013 – On April 3, 2013, HHS issued proposed regulations that would create standards for Navigator and non-Navigator assistance personnel in Federally Facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) (including state partnership Exchanges) and for federally funded non-Navigator assistance personnel in state-based Exchanges. These proposed regulations will clarify that any […]
NAHU’s new professional development course on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been approved in all 50 states. This is the first course of its kind to be approved in every state. Health insurance professionals who complete the online course will receive between nine and fifteen education credits from their state department […]
Wondering how health care reform is going to affect your clients business? The Michigan Business & Professional Association (MBPA) has created two new health care compliance tools for you to use. These services are complimentary for all Associations members: NEW MBPA Employee Calculator: Who is a “large employer” under the Affordable Care Act? A new […]
On March 1 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new proposed rule that would postpone employee choice (allowing SHOP employers to offer multiple qualified health plan options for employees to choose from) and the premium aggregator in the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) until 2015. The premium aggregator is a […]
The Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) has partnered with Companion Life to sponsor a comprehensive package of standard Group and Voluntary Life and Disability Products designed for the needs of all association members, from the smallest to the largest. Key features the MBPA – MFBA Companion Program are: Group Term Life Generous […]
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Center of Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), are working together as extensions of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and helping to oversee certain portions of the ACA rules and requirements. To give you a little background before diving into the […]
Come visit the MBPA team at MDAHU’s Benefit Expo on May 2nd. Click here to register for the event!
By Tom Watkins Governor Snyder made the morally and fiscally correct decision to ask the Michigan Legislature to expand Medicaid in his budget. As it stands today, the Legislature is rejecting his reasonable request. The House Appropriations Subcommittee removed Medicaid expansion from their budget, and it is reported that the Senate will this week […]
