The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice will co-host a second workshop in the series “Examining Health Care Competition” on February 24-25, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The workshop will look at recent developments related to health care provider organization and …
Will Oregon’s Health Exchange Woes Spread?
April 28, 2014 Leave a Comment
As Congress returns to Washington, keep an eye on the fallout from the news late last week that the fairly dark blue state of Oregon will be shifting from a state to a federally run health exchange to overcome the debacle of Cover Oregon. Even after spending $250 million of money on the site, Oregon residents …
Rip Van Winkle Health Care Reform Update
April 14, 2014 Leave a Comment
Have you been asleep for a while, like Rip Van Winkle, and just waking up to learn about health care reform? Or just not been interested in watching the minutiae of health care reform? Or have you just become responsible for health care reform compliance? We have plenty of posts about what you need to know, …
New Guidance on Employee Notice of Exchanges
May 9, 2013 Leave a Comment
On May 8, the DOL issued eagerly anticipated guidance regarding the notice of health insurance exchanges that employers must distribute to employees during 2013, including model notices that employers may use to satisfy the notice obligation. The first model notice applies to employers who offer a health plan …
Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange Coming Soon
March 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
Minnesota is on the brink of passing a law that would establish a Minnesota health insurance exchange. The "Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Act" passed the Minnesota legislature and is on its way to Governor Dayton's desk for signature. He is expected to sign the bill. Minnesota is one of only 18 states that have …
Employer Notice of Health Insurance Exchanges Officially Delayed
January 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
As anticipated in our earlier post, the DOL has officially delayed the Notice of Health Insurance Exchanges. We’ll provide more analysis of the most recent DOL FAQs in later posts, but Q1 of the 11th set of DOL health care reform FAQs states that employers are not required to provide the Notice by March 1, …