Publisher's Synopsis
<p> <i><b>Employer's Guide to Health Care Reform</b></i> is the premier step-by-step practical guide for employers struggling to keep up with the rapid pace of changes affecting their health benefit plans. Specifically, it will help you: </p> <ul> <li> Grasp every implication of health care reform from the employer's perspective </li> <li> Fully understand even the most complex rules </li> <li> Achieve significant cost savings </li> <li> Meet deadlines and take advantage of opportunities to delay implementation </li> <li> And much more! </li> </ul> <p> Written by experts from Ballard Spahr LLP, the 2012-2013 Edition of <i><b> Employer's Guide to Health Care Reform</b></i> has been updated to include coverage of the latest health care reform developments, including: </p> <ul> <li> A review of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, which upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act </li> <li> When is a plan a "grandfathered" health plan - and how to keep it that way </li> <li> Whether an employer-sponsored health plan covering solely retirees is subject to the Affordable Care Act design changes, such as the requirement to cover children through age 26 </li> <li> What types of subsidies and tax credits are available right now to employers that provide health coverage to employees </li> <li> Which health plans and benefits are currently subject to new prohibitions on annual and lifetime limits, and what exemptions are available </li> <li> How and when the Affordable Care Act restricts preexisting-condition exclusions </li> <li> When must an employer-sponsored health plan provide full coverage for preventive health services without cost-sharing </li> <li> What are the consequences of offering health plan coverage to children up to age 26 </li> <li> What are the new claims and appeals processes mandated by the Affordable Care Act for health plans </li> <li> What additional changes to health plan design are going to be required beginning in 2014 How will employer-sponsored health plans need to change their employee communications to address the Affordable Care Act requirements </li> <li> What new types of reporting will be required for health plans </li> <li> What is the "individual mandate" to enroll in health coverage </li> <li> Which employers will have to pay a penalty if they do not provide adequate and affordable health plan coverage </li> <li> How employers can determine whether their coverage is adequate and affordable </li> <li> What is a health care Exchange, and how will it affect the U.S. health care system </li> <li> What states will need to do to set up a health care Exchange </li> <li> How the Affordable Care Act affects retiree prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D and how the changes create new opportunities for employers </li> <li> How and when the new nondiscrimination rules apply to insured health benefits, and what are the consequences of discriminatory coverage </li> <li> Which employer-sponsored health plans are subject to auto-enrollment and when do the rules go into effect </li> <li> What are the new FormW-2 reporting requirements for employer-sponsored health plans and when do they go into effect </li> <li> When health care flexible spending accounts (Health FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) may and may not pay reimbursements for over-the-counter medicines and drugs </li> <li> And much more </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
