This webinar will discuss the latest developments related to health care reform, including the penalties that apply to large employers in 2015. The penalties will apply to even more employers in 2016 and this webinar will describe the differences between the rules for 2015 and 2016. In order to describe the penalties, the webinar will define such terms as applicable large employer, full-time employee, minimum essential coverage, minimum value coverage and affordability.
This webinar will also describe the rules employers with 50-99 employees must follow in order to qualify for transitional relief from the penalties in 2015. This webinar will also describe the rules related to measurement, administrative and stability periods that apply for new hires who are part-time, seasonal or variable hour employees and the measurement, administrative and stability periods for ongoing employees. This webinar will also describe the rules related to waiting periods and orientation periods.
This webinar will also describe the new reporting requirements that apply to employers and self-funded health plans. The webinar will also discuss the latest guidance related to employer payments for individual health insurance policies. In accordance with a Supreme Court ruling, certain privately held corporations are exempt from the requirement to cover all oral contraceptives. This webinar will describe the Administration's rules for these employers to follow in order to be exempt.
This webinar will also describe the cost-of-living adjustments that are effective for 2016. This webinar will also discuss new regulations related to the rules for certain benefits, known as excepted benefits, that are not subject to some of the rules under health care reform or certain requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
In addition to new final regulations on excepted benefits, there are new proposed regulations, which will also be discussed. New guidance has been issued with regard to health care reform in the Territories and this will be covered, too. New rules related to exchanges, summaries of benefits and coverage and reference-based pricing will also be discussed. The new carryover rules for health flexible spending accounts will also be covered. This webinar will detail cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum out-of-pocket limit, health flexible spending accounts and wages under the small employer tax credit.
The webinar will also describe the impact of health care reform on the small employer exception under mental health parity. This webinar will include a reminder of recent changes to HIPAA rules made by regulations under the HITECH Act. The webinar will describe new situations under whichcafeteria plan elections can be modified in the middle of a plan year. This webinar will describe the changes to the model COBRA General Notice and the model COBRA Election Notice.
The webinar will describe the proposed regulations on wellness plans issued by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission and recent challenges to wellness plans by the EEOC. Other topics covered by this webinar will include same-sex marriage, delay of the requirement to obtain health plan ID numbers and the status of the Social Security Disability Insurance trust fund.
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