Overview of regulations and other developments regarding PPACA's employer-sponsored group health plan provisions

The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) has sparked uncertainty and controversy over how its many provisions will be implemented by group health plan sponsors and insurers. The Department of Health and Human Services, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department...

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Published in:Employee Benefit Plan Review 2011-03, Vol.65 (9), p.21
Main Author: Stapel, Julie K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compliance
Departments
Emergency services
Employers
Federal regulation
Group health insurance
Health care policy
Insurance coverage
Insurance industry
Insurance policies
Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US
Preventive medicine
Primary care
Provisions
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Summary:The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) has sparked uncertainty and controversy over how its many provisions will be implemented by group health plan sponsors and insurers. The Department of Health and Human Services, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, and the Treasury Department have been assigned the onerous task of drafting regulations that clarify the complex text of PPACA. Unfortunately, the Departments are not issuing regulations as quickly as many plan sponsors would like, and those regulations that are released often raise more questions than they answer. This article is intended to be an overview of the status of the implementing regulations, including areas that have presented confusion or uncertainty for plan sponsors, and other developments in the area of health care reform. Plan sponsors must make sure they are in compliance with the currently applicable provisions of PPACA and should stay abreast of any further changes in the law and its implementing regulations.
ISSN:0013-6808