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Ringing in a New Year of ACA Compliance

Staff

25 Nov 201418 Sep 2015

Holiday season commences this week. So begin the shopping lists, party planning and a generally festive feeling in the air. As it all comes to an end, most of us will wrap up with a grand new year’s celebration to joyfully welcome 2015. […]

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employee Benefits Health Care Regulatory

Two November ACA Deadlines Loom

Lois Gleason, CEBS

21 Oct 201417 Jan 2015

By: Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS Updates: On November 14, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it was extending the deadline for submitting 2014 enrollment counts for the transitional reinsurance contributions until 11:59 p.m. on December 5, 2014. the deadline was originally […]

Employee Benefits Health Care Regulatory

DOL Taking Hard Look at ERISA Health Plans

Chris Vogel, CEBS

16 Oct 201417 Jan 2015

By: Chris Vogel, CEBS If you’re a trustee or administrator of a self-funded or fully insured health and welfare plan covered by ERISA, be forewarned: The Department of Labor is ramping up audits of health plans. Ian Dingwall, chief accountant in the […]

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employee Benefits Health Care Regulatory

Social Security Numbers for ACA Compliance—The Search Is On

Lois Gleason, CEBS

09 Sep 201418 Sep 2015

By: Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS Whose Social Security numbers must we report under the Affordable Care Act, and what if we don’t have all the numbers we need? Beginning in 2016, the ACA requires employers and plan sponsors to send annual reports to […]

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employee Benefits Health Care HIPAA Regulatory

One Less Thing to Do: HIPAA Certificates of Creditable Coverage

Lois Gleason, CEBS

13 Aug 201417 Jan 2015

By: Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gave health plans an extraordinary amount of new reporting and disclosure requirements. However, one preexisting requirement (pun intended) will disappear beginning January 1, 2015: The HIPAA Certificate of Creditable Coverage. Health plans had […]

Employee Benefits Regulatory

Same-Sex Couple Benefits: The DOMA Decision One Year Later

Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS

26 Jun 201417 Jan 2015

By: Stacy Van Alstyne One year after the landmark Supreme Court Windsor decision, employers have moved beyond hesitation and have adjusted their plans, including extending benefits to become compliant. According to the Foundation’s recent survey, Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Couples: The DOMA […]

Employee Benefits Pensions Regulatory Retirement

Rubbing Elbows With Benefit Celebs

Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS

23 May 201430 Apr 2018

One of the cool perks of my job is heading to Washington, D.C. each spring for the Foundation’s Washington Legislative Update . Being just a few minutes’ walk to our nation’s Capitol is invigorating. The focus of “Wash Up,” as the Foundation staff […]