What Should Employers Already Be Doing To Comply With PPACA?
Plans: May not have a lifetime dollar maximum on any “essential health benefit” May not have an annual dollar limit on an “essential health benefit” that is over a […]
Thanks to the Fiscal Cliff Deal, Roth 401(k) Conversions Are Allowed for All
As part of the fiscal cliff deal employees have been given the ability to take funds in a pre-tax 401(k) account and convert it into a Roth 401(k) account. Prior […]
Health Care Reform Update: IRS Proposes Regulations on Employer Penalty
The Internal Revenue Service has released proposed regulations on the health care reform employer “shared responsibility” penalty provision. This is the penalty on “large” employers (those with at least 50 […]
Compliance Alert! DOL Begins Auditing Group Health Plans for PPACA, GINA and Wellness Program Compliance
Employers that have had their group health plans audited by the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA, the arm of the U.S. Department of Labor that enforces Title I of ERISA) […]
Individual Mandate Tax – What is the Cost for Non-Compliance?
Last June the Supreme Court ruled that PPACA, including the individual mandate, is constitutional. Under the law, individuals are required to purchase health care insurance and if they do not, […]
HHS ISSUES PROPOSED RULES ON ‘BENEFIT AND PAYMENT PARAMETERS,’ MULTI-STATE PLAN PROGRAM
The following is a summary of proposed regulations. Some or all of the provisions may change when final rules are issued. On Dec. 5 and 7, 2012, the Department of […]
Health Care Reform Lunch N’Learns a Huge Success! More to come…
In light of the outcome of the November Presidential election, Innovative hosted three Lunch N’ Learn events over the last few weeks at Fleming’s Steak House in Marlton, DelFrisco’s Steak […]
Make Time – and Space – for Workouts
Create a Home Gym Cold weather and short days make it harder to exercise outdoors in the winter. For those times when it’s too wet, too cold or just too […]
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROPOSED RULES ON HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET RULES
On Nov. 20, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed rules that address a number of health insurance market reforms. The rule is still in the […]
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROPOSED RULES ON WELLNESS PROGRAMS
On Nov. 20, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services, the IRS and the Department of Labor jointly issued a proposed rule that addresses how wellness programs may operate […]
