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San Francisco Amends Its Health Care Ordinance – Changes Effective January 2012
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti on
Posted in Medical Plans
San Francisco’s Health Care Security Ordinance has been amended to require more of certain employers with workers in the City and County of San Francisco. The amendments will take effect January 1, 2012. Employers, particularly those using a health reimbursement account plan (HRA) or a health savings account (HSA) plan to comply with the Ordinance…
New Rules Require Health Plans to Cover Women’s Contraception
Group health plans that are not grandfathered under the 2010 health care reform law (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) must provide women’s contraception without cost-sharing beginning with the first plan year that starts on or after August 1, 2012. The three agencies…
IRS Delays Enforcement of Health Care Reform Nondiscrimination Provisions for Insured Group Plans
The Internal Revenue Service has given a last-minute holiday gift to sponsors of insured group health plans. It announced delayed enforcement for the new nondiscrimination provisions applicable to insured group health plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; together …
FAQs on Coverage for Adult Children Under Health Reform
As group health plans brace for open enrollment periods under the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, one of the key issues they face is the Act’s new coverage requirements for adult children. Previously, a child became ineligible for family coverage under a group health plan for federal tax purposes once…