Opinions
HHS Issues New Guidance on Annual Limit Waivers and HRAs
IMHO: Hurricane "Forces"
Plan advice: All set? Maybe, maybe not! Part 1: The all-important difference between information and advice.
IMHO: “Checking” Accounts
Planning for the Future Impact of PPACA
August 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Most employers have spent the last year and a half studying new regulations, amending their health plans, and notifying participants of changes.
IMHO: Decision “Points”
What is Required Under the New Preventive Health Guidelines?
August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently adopted new preventive care guidelines for women, which will be required to be covered...
IMHO: Fifth "Avenues"
What is the Status of Guidance on Insurance Exchanges?
August 8, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What is the status of PPACA guidance on the State health insurance Exchanges that are supposed to be available to individuals and small...
(b)Mused: “Consolidating” Views
IMHO: “Free” Ride?
Change in External Review Scope for Self-Funded Plans
August 2, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - PPACA requires that group health plans provide a new external appeal, on top of the initial claims and appeals already provided under the...
(b)Mused: Knowledge Gap?
IMHO: Savings “Bonds”
What's That You Say? The New Requirements for Foreign Language EOBs
July 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The interim final rule (IFR) for claims and appeals under PPACA introduced a concept of providing health plan explanations of benefit (EOBs) in...
Communication: Why It’s Really Important, and How to Be Effective
ERISA: A Burden or Needed Protection for Governmental 403(b)s?
IMHO: “Much” Ado
Comparative Effectiveness Fee – Part II
July 19, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - What types of health insurance policies and self-insured health plans are subject to the PPACA health coverage fee to fund comparative effectiveness research? ...