House Bill Protects Companies That Employ Vets from The ACA’s Employer Mandate
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MEAadmin |
08.14.15 |
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President Obama has signed a bill exempting individuals from being counted by employers as employees for purposes of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate for any month that such individual has medical coverage under Tricare or the Veterans Administrati...
Employees Want Better Work-Life Balance in 2015, Survey Shows
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MEAadmin |
04.15.15 |
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When asked which workplace perk they think their employees are most interested in receiving this year, 41 percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed in one of two surveys by Accountemps said better benefits, and 19 percent said more vacation days. In a separ...
HHS Affirms ‘Skinny Plans’ Do Not Meet Minimum Value Requirement Under ACA
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MEAadmin |
04.15.15 |
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Employer-sponsored health plans must provide substantial coverage of both inpatient hospital services and physician services to meet the minimum value (MV) requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), HHS has clarified in a final rule. The final ...
ACA Has Made “Virtually No Change” in Employer Health Plan Enrollment Numbers
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MEAadmin |
04.15.15 |
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Between 2014 and 2015, there has been “virtually no change” in the average percentage of all employees – full-time and part-time – enrolled in employer-sponsored health plans, according to a recent Mercer survey. “Health Care Reform Five Ye...
Most Employers Unsure of Best Way to Comply with Upcoming Reporting Requirements
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MEAadmin |
04.15.15 |
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A large percentage of employers still have not decided how they are going to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) information reporting requirements, according to speakers at a recent Mercer webcast entitled ACA Play-Or-Pay and M...
Mid-Term Elections Loom, Increasing Focus on Key Decisions Under ACA
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MEAadmin |
05.14.14 |
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As the battle lines are drawn and both Republicans and Democrats gear up for the Mid-Term elections, employers await key decisions on some of the more difficult and complicated items of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The final regulations on non-discrimination with resp...