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Health Care Reform Guide
After discussing, debating and analyzing for over a year, Congress passed health care reform legislation in March 2010. Throughout the process, Segal has provided timely updates on the latest developments and guidance on how health care reform will affect your health plan.
Below, we have gathered the resources that we are producing to help you as you move forward in making your plan compliant with the new law.
Learn more about our health care reform services for Multiemployer and Public Sector plans.
Health Care Reform Timeline for Calendar-Year Group Health Plans
Segal Publications
- April 11, 2013 Capital Checkup, "2014 Medicare Part D Amounts Will Be Lower than 2013 Amounts" (for Public Sector plans)
- April 11, 2013 Capital Checkup, "2014 Medicare Part D Amounts Will Be Lower than 2013 Amounts" (for Multiemployer plans)
- March 12, 2013 Capital Checkup, "New Guidelines on Preventive Care Benefits for Non-Grandfathered Plans" (for Public Sector plans)
- March 12, 2013 Capital Checkup, "New Guidelines on Preventive Care Benefits for Non-Grandfathered Plans" (for Multiemployer plans)
- March 12, 2013 Capital Checkup, "New Rules Define Minimum Essential Coverage and Affordability Under the Affordable Care Act" (for Public Sector plans)
- March 12, 2013 Capital Checkup, "New Rules Define Minimum Essential Coverage and Affordability Under the Affordable Care Act" (for Multiemployer plans)
- March 2013 Health Care Reform Insights, "How Health Reimbursement Arrangements Will Work Under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 and Beyond" (for Multiemployer plans)
- March 2013 Health Care Reform Insights, "How Health Reimbursement Arrangements Will Work Under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 and Beyond" (for Public Sector plans)
- March 2013 Health Care Reform Insights, "The Consequences of Losing ‘Grandfathered’ Status" (for Multiemployer plans)
- March 2013 Health Care Reform Insights, "The Consequences of Losing ‘Grandfathered’ Status" (for Public Sector plans)
- February 8, 2013 Capital Checkup, "Affordable Care Act's Employer Notice of Exchange Coverage Delayed" (for Public Sector plans)
- February 8, 2013 Capital Checkup, "Affordable Care Act's Employer Notice of Exchange Coverage Delayed" (for Multiemployer staff plans subject to the rules of single-employer plans)
- January 25, 2013 Capital Checkup, "Proposed Rule on the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Penalty Addresses Application to Multiemployer Plans" (for Multiemployer plans)
- January 25, 2013 Capital Checkup, "IRS Proposes Rule on Employer Penalty Under the Affordable Care Act" (for Public Sector plans)
- January 25, 2013 Capital Checkup, "IRS Proposes Rule on Employer Penalty Under the Affordable Care Act" (for Multiemployer staff plans subject to the rules of single-employer plans)
- January 25, 2013 Capital Checkup, "IRS Proposed Rule Addresses How Employers Will Calculate Employees’ Full-Time Status Under the Affordable Care Act" (for Public Sector plans)
- January 25, 2013 Capital Checkup, "IRS Proposed Rule Addresses How Employers Will Calculate Employees’ Full-Time Status Under the Affordable Care Act" (for Multiemployer staff plans subject to the rules of single-employer plans)
- January 25, 2013 Capital Checkup, "Proposed Rule for Calculating Employees’ Full-Time Status Under the Affordable Care Act Includes Special Rules for Educational Institutions" (for Public Sector plans)
- December 20, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Proposed Rule Would Require Plan Sponsors to Pay Affordable Care Act's Transitional Reinsurance Program Fees" (for Public Sector plans)
- December 20, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Proposed Rule Would Require Plan Sponsors to Pay Affordable Care Act's Transitional Reinsurance Program Fees" (for Multiemployer plans)
- December 20, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Proposed Rule Would Require Plan Sponsors to Pay Affordable Care Act's Transitional Reinsurance Program Fees" (for Public Sector plans)
- December 13, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Final Rule on Paying the Affordable Care Act's Comparative Effectiveness Research Fees" (for Multiemployer plans)
- December 13, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Final Rule on Paying the Affordable Care Act's Comparative Effectiveness Research Fees" (for Public Sector plans)
- September 21, 2012 Capital Checkup, "90-Day Rule Guidance Affects Multiemployer Plans" (for Multiemployer plans)
- September 21, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Guidance on the Affordable Care Act's 90-Day Rule" (for Public Sector plans)
- August 28, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Enforcement Safe Harbor Established for Non-Grandfathered, Non-Federal Governmental Plans" (for Public Sector plans)
- August 16, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Affordable Care Act Guidance on Temporary Reinsurance Program Fees" (for Multiemployer plans)
- August 16, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Affordable Care Act Guidance on Temporary Reinsurance Program Fees" (for Public Sector plans)
- July 3, 2012 Bulletin, "Implications for Multiemployer Plan Sponsors of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on the Affordable Care Act" (for Multiemployer plans)
- July 3, 2012 Bulletin, "Implications for Plan Sponsors of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on the Affordable Care Act" (for Public Sector plans)
- June 29, 2012 Stat! Health Reform News, "U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act"
- June 12, 2012 Capital Checkup, "New Guidance on Cafeteria Plans" (for Public Sector plans)
- May 18, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Plan Sponsors Working Diligently and in Good Faith on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage Will Not Face Penalties During the First Year" (for Multiemployer plans)
- May 18, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Plan Sponsors Working Diligently and in Good Faith on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage Will Not Face Penalties During the First Year" (for Public Sector plans)
- May 8, 2012 Capital Checkup, "2013 Minimums and Maximums for Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans" (for Multiemployer plans)
- May 8, 2012 Capital Checkup, "2013 Minimums and Maximums for Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans" (for Public Sector plans)
- April 25, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Proposed Rule on the Affordable Care Act’s Comparative Effectiveness Research Fees" (for Multiemployer plans)
- April 25, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Proposed Rule on the Affordable Care Act’s Comparative Effectiveness Research Fees" (for Public Sector plans)
- March 26, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Essential Health Benefits Proposal Presents Challenges for Plan Sponsors" (for Multiemployer plans)
- March 26, 2012 Capital Checkup, "Essential Health Benefits Proposal Presents Challenges for Plan Sponsors" (for Public Sector plans)
- March 20, 2012 Bulletin, "Final Rule Issued on Summary of Benefits and Coverage Required by the Affordable Care Act" (for Multiemployer plans)
- March 20, 2012 Bulletin, "Final Rule Issued on Summary of Benefits and Coverage Required by the Affordable Care Act" (for Public Sector plans)
- January 13, 2012 Capital Checkup, "How to Handle Medical Loss Ratio Rebates: Guidance for Insured Plans Subject to ERISA" (for Multiemployer plans)
- January 13, 2012 Capital Checkup, "How to Handle Medical Loss Ratio Rebates: Guidance for Insured Plans Subject to ERISA" (for Public Sector plans)
- January 5, 2012 Stat! Health Reform News, "U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Affordable Care Act Case"
- January 3, 2012 Capital Checkup, "ERRP Comes to a Close: Helping Plan Sponsors Keep What They Have Received" (for Multiemployer plans)
- January 3, 2012 Capital Checkup, "ERRP Comes to a Close: Helping Plan Sponsors Keep What They Have Received" (for Public Sector plans)
- November 21, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Health Plans Get Reprieve from Immediate Need to Develop and Provide Uniform Summary of Benefits and Coverage" (for Multiemployer plans)
- November 21, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Health Plans Get Reprieve from Immediate Need to Develop and Provide Uniform Summary of Benefits and Coverage" (for Public Sector plans)
- August 31, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Comments Requested on Draft Template for the Uniform Summary of Health Benefits" (for Multiemployer plans)
- August 31, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Comments Requested on Draft Template for the Uniform Summary of Health Benefits" (for Public Sector plans)
- August 26, 2011 Capital Checkup, "How to Comply with the ERRP's Maintenance-of-Contribution Requirement" (for Multiemployer plans)
- August 26, 2011 Capital Checkup, "How to Comply with the ERRP's Maintenance-of-Contribution Requirement" (for Public Sector plans)
- August 18, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Proposed Rule Governing State Exchanges Under the Affordable Care Act Requests Comments on How Exchanges Would Interact with Multiemployer Plans" (for Multiemployer plans)
- August 18, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Proposed Rule Implementing the Affordable Care Act's State Exchanges Published" (for Public Sector plans)
- August 11, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Affordable Care Act Expands Preventive Services for Women" (for Multiemployer plans)
- August 11, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Affordable Care Act Expands Preventive Services for Women" (for Public Sector plans)
- July 19, 2011 Capital Checkup, "IRS Guidance on Form W-2 Reporting under the Affordable Care Act Addresses Multiemployer Plan Coverage" (for Multiemployer plans)
- July 19, 2011 Capital Checkup, "IRS Guidance on Form W-2 Reporting under the Affordable Care Act" (for Public Sector plans)
- June 29, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Medicare Part D Annual Enrollment Period Pushed Forward to October 15; Creditable Coverage Notices Will Need to Change" (for Multiemployer plans)
- June 29, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Medicare Part D Annual Enrollment Period Pushed Forward to October 15; Creditable Coverage Notices Will Need to Change" (for Public Sector plans)
- June 23, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Treasury Department Seeks Comments on Comparative Effectiveness Research Fees Included in ACA" (for Multiemployer plans)
- June 23, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Treasury Department Seeks Comments on Comparative Effectiveness Research Fees Included in ACA" (for Public Sector plans)
- June 22, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Vermont's New Health Care Reform Law Creates a Blueprint for the Nation's First Single-Payer System" (for Multiemployer plans)
- June 22, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Vermont's New Health Care Reform Law Creates a Blueprint for the Nation's First Single-Payer System" (for Public Sector plans)
- June 22, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Annual Limit Waiver Process Ending; Plans May Apply for Extensions of Existing Waivers" (for Multiemployer plans)
- June 22, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Annual Limit Waiver Process Ending; Plans May Apply for Extensions of Existing Waivers" (for Public Sector plans)
- June 3, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Treasury Department Seeks Comments from Employers on Affordable Care Act's Free-Rider Penalty and Waiting Period Ban" (for Multiemployer plans)
- June 3, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Treasury Department Seeks Comments from Employers on Affordable Care Act's Free-Rider Penalty and Waiting Period Ban" (for Public Sector plans)
- May 27, 2011 Capital Checkup, "2012 Minimums and Maximums for HSAs and HDHPs" (for Multiemployer plans)
- May 27, 2011 Capital Checkup, "2012 Minimums and Maximums for HSAs and HDHPs" (for Public Sector plans)
- April 20, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Appropriations Act Repeals Affordable Care Act 'Free-Choice Voucher' Rule" (for Multiemployer plans)
- April 20, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Appropriations Act Repeals Affordable Care Act 'Free-Choice Voucher' Rule" (for Public Sector plans)
- April 18, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Repeal of the Affordable Care Act's 1099 Reporting Requirement and Changes in the Subsidies Available to Individuals in 2014" (for Multiemployer plans)
- April 18, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Repeal of the Affordable Care Act's 1099 Reporting Requirement and Changes in the Subsidies Available to Individuals in 2014" (for Public Sector plans)
- April 8, 2011 Capital Checkup, "CMS Announces Indexed Medicare Part D Amounts for 2012" (for Multiemployer plans)
- April 8, 2011 Capital Checkup, "CMS Announces Indexed Medicare Part D Amounts for 2012" (for Public Sector plans)
- February 18, 2011 Capital Checkup, "IRS Treats Breast Pumps and Lactation Supplies as Medical Care Expenses"
- February 17, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Taking Advantage of the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program: Apply Soon"
- February 2011 Health Care Reform Insights, "Guidance on Non-Grandfathered Plans' Claims and Appeals Procedures Required by the Affordable Care Act"
- February 2011 Health Care Reform Insights, "Expanded Guidance and Information on Preventive Care Benefits"
- February 14, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Affordable Care Act's Small Business Tax Credit Available to Employers that Contribute to Multiemployer Plans" (for Multiemployer plans)
- January 27, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Differences in Federal and State Tax Rules for Dependent Child Coverage Raise Issues for Group Health Plans" (for Public Sector plans)
- January 27, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Differences in Federal and State Tax Rules for Dependent Child Coverage Raise Issues for Group Health Plans" (for Multiemployer plans)
- January 2011 Health Care Reform Insights, "Expanded Guidance and Information on Preventive Care Benefits" (for Multiemployer plans)
- January 2011 Health Care Reform Insights, "Expanded Guidance and Information on Preventive Care Benefits" (for Public Sector plans)
- January 11, 2011 Capital Checkup, "IRS Modifies Rules on Paying for Over-the-Counter Medications with Debit Cards" (for Public Sector plans)
- January 11, 2011 Capital Checkup, "IRS Modifies Rules on Paying for Over-the-Counter Medications with Debit Cards" (for Multiemployer plans)
- January 5, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Departments Revise Affordable Care Act's Grandfathering Rules to Permit Change in Insurers" (for Public Sector plans)
- January 5, 2011 Capital Checkup, "Departments Revise Affordable Care Act's Grandfathering Rules to Permit Change in Insurers" (for Multiemployer plans)
- December 2010 Health Care Reform Insights, "Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Dental and Vision Benefits"
- December 9, 2010 Capital Checkup, "New Rules on Paying for Over-the-Counter Medications"
- December 3, 2010 Capital Checkup, "Additional Guidance on the Annual Limit Waiver Process" (for Multiemployer plans)
- December 3, 2010 Capital Checkup, "Additional Guidance on the Annual Limit Waiver Process" (for Public Sector plans)
- November 2010 Health Care Reform Insights, "Agencies Continue to Clarify Rules on Coverage for Children" (for Multiemployer plans)
- November 2010 Health Care Reform Insights, "Agencies Continue to Clarify Rules on Coverage for Children" (for Public Sector plans)
- October 15, 2010 Capital Checkup, "W-2 Health Coverage Reporting Requirement under the Affordable Care Act Delayed"
- October 15, 2010 Capital Checkup, "Employers that Contribute to Multiemployer Health Plans Are Not Required to Report Coverage Costs on W-2 Forms for 2011"
- September 8, 2010 Capital Checkup, "Guidance on Annual Limit Waivers Released"
- August 2010 Bulletin, "Agencies Release Regulations on Preventive Care under the Affordable Care Act"
- July 2010 Bulletin, "Latest Agency Regulations Address the Affordable Care Act's Rules for Group Health Plans"
- June 2010 Bulletin, "Regulations on 'Grandfathering' under the Affordable Care Act"
- June 2010 Health Care Reform Insights, "Rules on Coverage for Children Clarified"
- May 2010 Health Care Reform Insights, "Retiree Reinsurance Program: Implementation Details"
- May 2010 Bulletin, "Regulations on Group Health Plan Coverage of Adult Children Released"
- May 3, 2010 Capital Checkup, "Multiemployer Plans and New Rules on Tax Treatment of Coverage for Adult Children"
- May 3, 2010 Capital Checkup, "Treasury Guidance on Health Care Reform's New Tax Treatment of Coverage for Adult Children"
- May 2010 Health Care Reform Insights, "Prohibition on Lifetime and Annual Limits"
- April 2010 Health Care Reform Insights, "Retiree Reinsurance Program"
- April 2010 Health Care Reform Insights, "Extension of Dependent Coverage to Age 26"
- April 2010 Bulletin, "The New National Health Care Reform Law's Key Provisions for Multiemployer Plans"
- April 2010 Bulletin, "National Health Care Reform Becomes Law" (for Public Sector plans)
Articles and Podcasts by Segal Consultants
- Interview with Kathryn Bakich, Senior Vice President and National Health Compliance Practice Leader
May 8, 2012 Employee Benefits Management Directions - Talking Points: First Steps of Health Care Reform
Podcast with Dean Hatfield on PLANSPONSOR.com
Webinar Recordings and Slides
- Health Care Reform: Annual and Lifetime Limits and Leveraging Stop-Loss Coverage
Webinar Recording | Slides
October 27, 2010 - Health Care Reform: Meeting the Needs of Retirees and the Requirements of the New Law
Webinar Recording | Slides
October 12, 2010 - Health Care Reform: Introducing and Doing More with Open Enrollment
Webinar Recording | Slides
October 5, 2010 - Health Care Reform: Understanding Grandfathering and Other Recent Regulations
Webinar Recording | Slides
July 15, 2010 - Health Care Reform: Practical Implications for Multiemployer Plans
Webinar Recording | Slides
April 13 and 14, 2010 - Health Care Reform: Practical Implications for Public Sector Plans
Webinar Recording | Slides
April 15, 2010 - Stat! Health Reform Update
September 9, 2009
Stat! Health Reform News
Highlights of health care reform developments, as well as information on important developments to come
Health Care Reform In the News
A list of selected newspaper stories, journal articles, television features and radio shows related to health care reform in which our consultants were quoted or our publications were cited.
