HR Q & A COBRA and PPACA This week’s question has to do with COBRA and the impact of PPACA. We have received a number of questions on COBRA regarding adult dependents. While the answer seems to be straight forward, some employers and employees are confused by the new regulation’s impact on COBRA. Q. Does […]
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Surcharge For State Exchanges
Individuals and their Families could pay Surcharge for State Exchanges According to the HHS Proposed Regulations , the Federal Government is discussing charging a fee to insurance companies who offer products in the State Exchanges where the States have refused to participate. In other words, in the current 17 states that have declined or not […]
HHS State Exchange
State Exchanges March On or do They? States are moving ahead on building State Exchanges, but… Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the following states have received new grants to establish State Exchanges under the Affordable Care Act: California Connecticut Hawaii Iowa Maryland Nevada New York Vermont “We […]
PPACA HR Helper
PPACA RULING A DEATH SENTENCE FOR THOUSANDS? We still don’t have a final ruling on PPACA and the political spin continues. A recent report released by Family USA called “Dying for Coverage,” revealed that more than 26,000 Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 died prematurely in 2010 because they did not have health […]
PPACA and COBRA
Benefits Review-PPACA and COBRA What Employers need to know Once PPACA is implemented, what happens to COBRA? As employers are waiting for the dust to settle on PPACA, some are wondering how this new law will impact other regulations such as COBRA. If there will be state exchanges, do employers still have to offer COBRA? […]
PPACA Coming Soon
HR Express on PPACA PPACA Taxes will be Here Sooner Than You Think Employers may want to warn their Highly Compensated Employees of the new tax impact of PPACA. Beginning with the tax year 2013, there will be new tax liabilities for highly compensated employees and their families under the PPACA. Employers may wish to […]
PPACA
PPACA IS NOT UNCONSTITUTIONAL, BUT IS IT REALLY SAFE? REPUBLICANS VOW TO REPEAL AND REPLACE In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court today ruled that the majority of the PPACA is constitutional. The Supreme Court clarified that the individual mandate is really a tax and therefore is not unconstitutional. Republicans quickly reinforced their commitment to repeal […]
PPACA Ruling: An Employer’s Next Steps
PPACA Ruling: An Employer’s Next Steps… What Employers Should be Looking At Now that PPACA has been Upheld. While the dust settles after the landmark decision from the Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employers are now faced with trying to figure out just what it means for them. While the law may […]