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THE CENTERS for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is stepping up efforts to root out employers who have improperly put workers who were eligible for the company’s group health plan into Medicare. Under the law, employers are prohibited from offering … Continued
THE U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released final regulations for employer-sponsored wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The final rules, required by the Affordable Care Act, take effect at the … Continued
LEGISLATION IN Congress would reverse a controversial portion of the Affordable Care Act that bars employees from tapping their flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts and health reimbursement arrangements to pay for over-the- counter medications.The ACA barred the practice of spending funds that had … Continued
THE DEPARTMENT of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the 2017 out-of-pocket maximums applicable to self-funded and fully insured employer health plans. All non-grandfathered health benefit plans in effect on or after January 1, 2014 are required to comply with the Affordable Care … Continued
CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS in June introduced two sweeping proposals for replacing or augmenting the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Pete Sessions(R-Texas) and Sen. Bill Cassidy(R-Louisiana) introduced HR 5284, which they call an “alternative” health care bill which will not repeal the ACA, but … Continued