Maybe. If both active employees and retirees are combined in one plan, then health care reform applies, even to the retiree portion of the plan. However, plans that are separate and do not include any active employees – so called “retiree-only” plans – may avoid government enforcement of health care …
What happens if an insured plan loses grandfather status?
Insured plans need to determine the importance of grandfather status compared to the additional regulation for non-grandfathered plans. As a practical matter, insurance providers will likely make this decision, but the employer should be aware of these issues. We recently discussed the implications for …
Five Action Items for Health Care Executives and Board Members, Part Three
Putting aside hotly contested issues such as the proper scope of federal authority and the cost of expanded coverage, the new law has pragmatic implications for health care providers in five broad areas that will affect provider activity in a number of different ways. Today is the final post in the series. Five …
Five Action Items for Health Care Executives and Board Members, Part Two
Putting aside hotly contested issues such as the proper scope of federal authority and the cost of expanded coverage, the new law has pragmatic implications for health care providers in five broad areas that will affect provider activity in a number of different ways. Today is Part Two of covering the Five …
Five Action Items for Health Care Executives and Board Members, Part One
Putting aside hotly contested issues such as the proper scope of federal authority and the cost of expanded coverage, the new law has pragmatic implications for health care providers in five broad areas that will affect provider activity in a number of different ways. Today is Part One of covering the Five …