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May 11, 2017, Update, "House Passes Legislation to Repeal and Replace Aspects of the Affordable Care Act"
May 4, 2017, Update, "New Final Rule Aims to Provide Some Stability to the Individual Health Insurance Market"
April 13, 2017, Update, "Congressional Efforts to Amend the Affordable Care Act Stall: What’s Next?"
March 10, 2017, Update, "Start Now to Be Prepared for Using the New Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Template Given the Additional Work Required and the Approaching Deadline"
March 9, 2017, Update, "House Publishes Affordable Care Act Repeal and Replace Legislation"
January 25, 2017, Hot Topic, "President Trump's Executive Order on the Affordable Care Act and his Administration's Freeze on New Regulations"
December 22, 2016, Update, "Congress Likely to Amend Affordable Care Act in 2017"
November 21, 2016, Hot Topic, "30-Day Extension of the Deadline for 2016 ACA Reporting by Employers and Plans"
November 21, 2016, Update, "2017 Medicare Premiums, Deductible and Coinsurance Announced"
October 10, 2016, Update, "Affordable Care Act's 2016 Transitional Reinsurance Fee Submissions Must Be Filed Soon"
October 6, 2016, Update, "New Guidance on Plan and Large Employer Reporting under the Affordable Care Act"
August 15, 2016, Update, "Proposed Rule Affects Employers that Offer Opt-Out Payments to Employees who Decline Group Health Coverage"
June 23, 2016, Update, "New Rule Requires Many Plan Sponsors to Cover Transgender Services"
May 4, 2016, Update, "Medicare Part D Amounts Will Increase in 2017"
April 21, 2016, Update, "New Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Template Released"
February 23, 2016, Update, "Additional Guidance on Health Reimbursement Arrangements"
February 19, 2016, Update, "Affordable Care Act Final Rule Confirms that Retirees Have Options Not Available to Actives"
December 22, 2015, Update, "2016 Appropriations Law Delays Three Affordable Care Act Taxes, Including the 40 Percent Excise Tax on High-Cost Health Plans"
December 16, 2015, Update, "Departments Release Series of Final Rules Under the Affordable Care Act"
December 16, 2015, Update, "New Guidance on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act"
November 19, 2015, Update, "2016 Medicare Premiums, Deductibles and Coinsurance Announced"
November 12, 2015, Update, "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Proposes Standards for Spousal Health Risk Assessments"
November 12, 2015, Update, "Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Affects Health Benefits and Retirement Plans"
November 3, 2015, Update, "Departments Release New Guidance on Required Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act"
October 7, 2015, Update, "Affordable Care Act's Transitional Reinsurance Fee Submissions Must Be Filed Soon"
October 5, 2015, Update, "Restoration of the Health Coverage Tax Credit"
October 1, 2015, Update, "The IRS Has Issued Final Instructions on Affordable Care Act Reporting that Clarify Key Issues for Contributing Employers and Multiemployer Plans"
September 1, 2015, Update, "Latest Guidance for Employers and Multiemployer Plan Sponsors on Reporting Required by the Affordable Care Act"
August 6, 2015, Update, "Additional Comments Sought on Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's Excise Tax"
July 20, 2015, Update, "Departments Publish Final Rule on Required Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act"
July 15, 2015, Update, "Penalties Increased for Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act"
July 1, 2015, Update, "U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Same-Gender Marriage"
June 25, 2015, Update, "New Rules Issued for the Affordable Care Act's Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC)"
June 10, 2015, Update, "New Rules for Cost-Sharing Limits Applicable to Non-Grandfathered Plans"
June 9, 2015, Update, "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Proposes Standards for Wellness Programs"
June 4, 2015, Update, "Final Rule on Limited Wraparound Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act"