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Research Fees to Be Imposed on Self-Insured Health Plans Beginning October 2012

cmonfils — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:03:58 +0000

www.myhealthguide.com Source: Deloitte via Benefits.Link.com, 4/30/2012, Benefits.Link Guest Article Proposed Treasury Regulations lay out the mechanism by which new temporary fees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be imposed on self-insured group health plans and issuers of group health policies. The fees will begin at $1 per covered life for the first [...]

Health care reform act funding poses many issues

cmonfils — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:35:55 +0000

www.businessinsurance.com WASHINGTON—No federal law comes close to the 2010 health care reform law when it comes to its potential impact on employer-sponsored health care plans and the issues confronting them. http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20120506/NEWS03/120509904

IRS Proposes Methods for Valuing Employer Health Coverage

cmonfils — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:38:29 +0000

The IRS has just issued three notices concerning key aspects of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Notice 2012-31 proposes three different methods by which sponsors of self-funded health plans could value the coverage they provide to plan participants and their dependents. Notice 2012-32 and Notice 2012-33 then solicit comments on two related employer reporting [...]

Plan Sponsors Must Pay New Annual Health Plan Fee for 2012 and Beyond

cmonfils — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:34:47 +0000

This is part of our series of alerts intended to help guide employers and plan sponsors through their new obligations under the health care reform laws and related guidance. On April 12, 2012, the IRS released proposed regulations regarding the implementation of the comparative effectiveness fee that is to be imposed on health insurance [...]

Research Fees to Be Imposed on Self-Insured Health Plans Beginning October 2012

cmonfils — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:33:09 +0000

Proposed Treasury Regulations lay out the mechanism by which new temporary fees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be imposed on self-insured group health plans and issuers of group health policies. The fees will begin at $1 per covered life for the first year, increase to $2 for the second year, and [...]

State Officials Launch ‘Health Happens in the Workplace’

cmonfils — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:31:08 +0000

Pilot Program to Build Healthier Workforce, Save Taxpayer Money SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 30, 2012) – State Controller John Chiang, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, the Department of Personnel Administration, the California Public Employees’ Retirement Systems (CalPERS) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000, in partnership with Kaiser, The California Endowment and HealthCorps ®, [...]

Study: Obesity adds $190 billion in health costs

cmonfils — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:28:38 +0000

NEW YORK — U.S. hospitals are ripping out wall-mounted toilets and replacing them with floor models to better support obese patients. The Federal Transit Administration wants buses to be tested for the impact of heavier riders on steering and braking. Cars are burning nearly a billion gallons of gasoline more a year than if passengers [...]

Pitting Employees Against Each Other … for Health

cmonfils — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:27:16 +0000

In the effort to make workers healthier, employers and insurers have dangled carrots. They’ve threatened with sticks. Now, they are trying games. A growing number of workplace programs are borrowing techniques from digital games in an effort to encourage regular exercise and foster healthy eating habits. The idea is that competitive drive—sparked by online leader [...]

Mental Health Spending by Private Insurance: Implications for the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

cmonfils — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:28 +0000

Objective: The study developed information on behavioral health spending and utilization that can be used to anticipate, evaluate, and interpret changes in health care spending following implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). http://ap.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=1090293&RelatedWidgetArticles=true

White House Watches for Small-Business Using Self-Funded Dodge

cmonfils — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:23:18 +0000

www.myhealthguide.com MyHealthGuide Source: J. Lester Feder, 4/27/2012, Politico Mike Ferguson, Chief Operating Officer, Self-Insurance Institute of America, 4/27/2012, www.SIIA.org “Politico is widely read on Capitol Hill,” says Mike Ferguson, Chief Operating Officer, SIIA, “Let there be no mistake, self-insurance is now in primetime. We continue to ramp up our lobbying and media activities accordingly.”The Obama [...]