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IRS Issues Inflation-Adjusted Limits for 2017
IRS Finalizes Instructions for 2016 Forms 1094-C and 1095-C
2016 Limits for Benefit Plans
Guidance on Employer Payment Plans Questions Continued Use of Certain Opt-Out Credits
HHS Reaffirms Position on Out-of-Pocket Maximum Limits
Agencies Issue More FAQs on Coverage of Preventive Services
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage
IRS Issues 2016 HSA Limits
EEOC Issues Proposed Wellness Program Rules
HHS Extends Deadline for Submitting Transitional Reinsurance Fee Counts
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Legality of Health Law Subsidies
Turns Out You Can Be Too Thin! HHS, Treasury Say “Skinny Plans” Don’t Offer “Minimum Value”
IRS Okays $50 Increase in 2015 FSA Limits
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on IRS Draft Forms 1094-C/1095-C and Related Instructions
DOL Issues Final Regulations on Veterans Reporting
One HPID to a Customer—CMS Okays One HPID for an ERISA “Wrap” Plan
DOL Permits FMLA Leave for Same-Sex Spouses Under “Place of Celebration” Rule
IRS Asks for Comments on How to Calculate the 40% Excise Tax on High Cost Group Health Plans
Outlook for Regulatory and Judicial Activity in 2015
SCOTUS Rejects Inferences in Favor of Lifetime Health Care Benefits, Says Intent of the Parties Governs Contract Interpretation
Departments Propose Regulations Updating SBC Requirements
Medicare Part D Disclosure Reminder
Now Available: 2014 Legislative and Regulatory Year in Review
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on IRS Draft Form 1095-C
EEOC Lawsuit Claims Employer Wellness Program Not "Voluntary" Under ADA
Dueling Rulings—Federal Appeals Courts Disagree on Legality of Subsidies in Federal Exchanges
Agencies Issue Final Affordable Care Act Regulations on Orientation Period
Checking Your Health Plan’s ID: The Deadline for Employers to Obtain a Health Plan Identifier Is Just Six Months Away
Marriage Equality Relationships in the States
It’s Time for Spring Cleaning: Agencies Provide Needed Cleanup on COBRA, CHIP, Health FSA Rollovers, and Group Market Reforms
IRS Issues 2015 HSA Limits
Treasury and IRS Issue Final Regulations for Reporting Compliance With Affordable Care Act Mandates
Final Guidance on Transitional Reinsurance Fees for 2014 and Fee Set for 2015
In Perfect Harmony—IRS Clarifies Health FSA Carryover Impact on Eligibility to Contribute to an HSA
Summary of Major Post-ERISA Benefit Legislation
The Wait Is Over—Government Issues Final Regulations on 90-Day Waiting Period
Regulatory Guidance Under the Affordable Care Act
IRS Eases Employers Into Employer Mandate
Now Available: 2014 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook and 2013 Year in Review
Into the Woods—Latest Round of FAQs Addresses Details of Cost Sharing, Wellness, Preventive Services, and Transitional Reinsurance Fee
Now Available: Aon Hewitt Compliance Calendar?Significant Compensation and Benefit Due Dates for 2014
Yes, Employer, There Is an Escape Clause!—Guidance Exempts Some EAPs and Limited Scope Dental and Vision Plans From HIPAA and ACA
Guidance on Transitional Reinsurance Fees Brings Holiday Gifts for Some Employers and Coal for Others
Government Modifies Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Rules
2014 Limits for Benefit Plans
Debt Deal Contains Verification Requirement for Affordable Care Act Exchange Subsidies
IRS’s Halloween Guidance “Treats” Health FSAs to $500 Carryover “Trick”
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans
CMS Says Obama Fix Applies to Small Group and Individual Policies
IRS Issues Post-Windsor Refund Guidance
So Complex It’s Scary: Friday the 13th Affordable Care Act Guidance on HRAs, Health FSAs, and EAPs
Regulatory Guidance Under the Affordable Care Act
Treasury and IRS Release Guidance on Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnerships, and Civil Unions
Microhistory of Employee Benefits and Compensation, 1636-2013
Summer Arrives—Administration “Beaches” Employer Shared Responsibility Payments for 2014
Affordable Care Act's Employer Mandate Goes to the Waiting Room
Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Section of DOMA; Dismisses Prop 8 Case on Jurisdictional Grounds
PCORI Fee Due July 31; IRS Updates Form 720
If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again: Agencies Require Reasonable Alternatives for Individuals Who Fail Health-Contingent Wellness Programs
Have You Heard? Employers Must Notify Employees of Exchange Option
Up in Smoke?—IRS Filters Out Most Wellness Programs From Affordability and Minimum Value Tests and Clears the Air on COBRA and Retiree Medical Coverage
That's All Folks?—Agencies Say Some Affordable Care Act Rules Will Be Implemented Without Guidance
FAQs Provide Guidance on 2014 SBCs: You Get What You Get and You Don't Get Upset
Regulatory Guidance Under the Affordable Care Act
New HHS Regulations Make "SHOP"-ping Easy in 2014
Proposed Regulations Implement 90-Day Waiting Period and End HIPAA Creditable Coverage Certificate
HHS Final Rule on Transitional Reinsurance Fee Adds to Employer Costs
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage
Final Rule Limits Out-Of-Pocket Maximums; Addresses Minimum Value and Essential Health Benefits
Agencies Release 12th Set of FAQs on Health Care Reform Transition Rule
Final HIPAA Regulations
How “Minimum” Is Your Health Insurance Coverage? IRS Proposes Regulations on Offering and Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage Starting in 2014
Obama Administration Modifies Rules on Religious Organizations and Coverage of Contraceptives
Medicare Part D Disclosure Reminder and a Tip for EGWPs
Now Available: Compliance Calendar - Significant Compensation and Benefit Due Dates for 2013
Affordable Care Act FAQs Offer Employers the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly on Notices, EGWPs, Fixed Indemnity, and HRAs
2013 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook and 2012 Year in Review
2013 Limits for Benefit Plans
IRS Proposes Rules on Employer Shared Responsibility Payment
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014
Complicated Answers to Common Questions—CMS Releases More Guidance on the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP)
HHS Proposes Rule Related to Calculating Minimum Value of Employer-Provided Health Coverage
Agencies Propose New Wellness Program Rules
HHS Proposes $63 Transitional Reinsurance Fee for Group Health Plans in 2014
IRS Issues Rules on New Taxes Imposed by the Affordable Care Act
IRS Releases Final Regulations Imposing PCORI Fee on Sponsors of Fully Insured and Self-Insured Health Plans
Agencies Provide Guidance on Determining Full-Time Employees and 90-Day Waiting Period
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Use of Electronic Media to Provide Transportation Fringe Benefits
Regulatory Guidance Under the Affordable Care Act
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Possible Modification of Use-or-Lose Rule for Health FSAs
Affordable Care Act's Reinsurance Fee Hits Employer Plans Beginning in 2014
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Fees on Health Insurance Policies and Self-Insured Plans for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund
Employers Need to Address Medical Loss Ratio Rebates Paid by Health Insurers
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Under Employer-Sponsored Plans
Like a Cool Summer Breeze, the IRS Provides Relief to Non-Calendar Year Health FSAs and Clarifies the $2,500 Limit
IRS Releases Final Regulations on Federal Premium Tax Credit for Health Insurance Purchased in State Exchanges
Agencies Issue Additional FAQs on Summary of Benefits and Coverage
Agencies Issue Requests for Comments on Determining Minimum Value of an Employer Plan, Reporting Requirements, and Verification of Access to Employer Coverage
IRS Releases Proposed Regulations Regarding Fees Imposed on Health Insurers and Health Plan Sponsors to Fund Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund
Agencies Release FAQs on Compliance With Summary of Benefits and Coverage Provisions
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Affordable Care Act
HHS Finalizes Rule on Implementing Health Insurance Exchanges
New Lifetime Income Guidance Issued by Treasury and IRS
Agencies Answer Employer Questions on Automatic Enrollment, Employer Shared Responsibility, and Waiting Periods
Agencies Release Final Regulations Regarding Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Requirements
2011 Legislative and Regulatory Year in Review and the Outlook for 2012
Significant Compensation and Benefit Due Dates for 2012
IRS Releases Additional Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees the Cost of Group Health Insurance Coverage
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Health Coverage Affordability Safe Harbor for Employers
2012 Limits for Benefit Plans
Agencies Delay Effective Date of Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Address Mental Health Parity Issues
HHS Begins HIPAA Privacy and Security Audits
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Summary of Benefits and Coverage
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Proposed Rule on Exchange Functions in the Individual Market: Eligibility Determinations and Exchange Standards for Employers
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Women's Preventive Services
Agencies Release Proposed Regulations and Request for Comments Regarding Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Requirements
IRS Proposes Rules for Federal Subsidy of Health Insurance Purchased in State Exchanges
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Notice 2011-35 (Funding Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research Through Patient-Centered Outcomes Trust Fund)
Agencies Issue Additional Details on Preventive Care Requirements for Women
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on HIPAA Privacy Rule Standards for Accounting of Disclosures of Protected Health Information
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Amendment to Interim Final Rules Relating to Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Interim Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Their Group Health Insurance Coverage
HHS Issues Proposed Rules on Implementing Health Insurance Exchanges
New Deadline for Annual Distribution of the Medicare Part D Notice of Creditable / Non-Creditable Coverage (and New Models, Too!)
Agencies Release Amended Procedures for Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage
CMS Issues New Guidance for Mini-Med Waivers
HHS Proposes HITECH Accounting Rule for Disclosures of PHI
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Electronic Disclosure by Employee Benefit Plans
Agencies Release Sixth Set of FAQs on Affordable Care Act
IRS Issues Guidance on Reporting Cost of Health Care on Form W-2
Ring it Up! The IRS Issues Guidelines for Health FSAs and HRAs Allowing Use of Debit Cards to Purchase Over-the-Counter Medicines
Agencies Release Fifth Set of FAQs on the Affordable Care Act
Sponsors of Fully Insured Health Care Plans Get Early Christmas Gift as Treasury Postpones Testing
2011 Limits for Benefit Plans - Updated
EEOC Issues Final Regulations Broadening the Definition of "Disability"
DOL Extends Enforcement Grace Period for Certain Internal Claims and Appeals Procedures
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Affordable Care Act Nondiscrimination Provisions Applicable to Insured Group Health Plans
Aon Hewitt Submits Comments on Value-Based Insurance Design
Calendar of Significant Benefit Due Dates for 2011 Now Available
2010 Legislative and Regulatory Year in Review and the Outlook for 2011
What You Need to Know About Health Care Reform
Resources: COBRA Provisions Under ARRA
Variety of Medicare Part D Subsidy Deadlines Are Rapidly Approaching (11/02/2010)
Health Care Reform Law: Guidance Issued on Internal Claims and Appeals and for External Review Processes - Safe Harbors (8/27/2010)
Health Care Reform Law: Guidance Issued on Coverage of Preventive Services (7/16/2010)
Health Care Reform Law: Guidance Issued on Annual/Lifetime Limits, Pre-Existing Conditions, Rescissions, and Patient Protections (6/23/2010)
Health Care Reform Law: Grandfathered Plan Guidance Issued (6/16/2010)
Health Care Reform: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Application (6/3/2010)
Interim Final Rule on Dependent Coverage of Children to Age 26 (5/18/2010)
Interim Final Rule on Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (5/13/2010)
Health Care Reform’s Impact on Retiree Health Care (5/6/2010)
Health Care Reform FAQ (5/5/2010)
Health Care Reform: Benefit Plan Considerations for Employers (4/14/2010)