Benefit Trends

The following is a list of Benefit Trends for the past year.

  • September 03, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Small Business Credit Calculator    [View PDF - 325K]
  • August 27, 2010 – Health Care Reform - Special Edition - Claims Appeals Notices and Safe Harbor    [View PDF - 259K]
  • August 20, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition- New Reporting and Disclosure Rules    [View PDF - 260K]
  • August 13, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-The Unprotected Workers    [View PDF - 262K]
  • August 10, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Non-discrimination Testing for Insured Plans-Revised    [View PDF - 279K]
  • August 09, 2010 – Health Care Reform: New Claims Appeals Rule    [View PDF - 281K]
  • August 06, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-2014-The Risk and Reward of Excise Taxes    [View PDF - 298K]
  • July 30, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Claims Appeals Process Part II-External Claims Appeals    [View PDF - 241K]
  • July 23, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Claims Appeals Processes    [View PDF - 237K]
  • July 16, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Preventive Health Care Benefits    [View PDF - 249K]
  • July 15, 2010 – Health Care Reform: September 23, 2010 A Collision Course!    [View PDF - 303K]
  • July 09, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Employee Communications Requirements    [View PDF - 245K]
  • July 02, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-High Risk Pools    [View PDF - 255K]
  • June 28, 2010 – Health Care Reform: Patients' New Bill of Rights    [View PDF - 314K]
  • June 25, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Lifetime and Annual Limits    [View PDF - 257K]
  • June 16, 2010 – Health Care Reform: The Shrinking World of Grandfathered Health Plans    [View PDF - 273K]
  • June 16, 2010 – Health Care Reform: The Shrinking World of Grandfathered Health Plans- Attachment A HR3590 Sec 1251    [View PDF - 458K]
  • June 16, 2010 – Health Care Reform: The Shrinking World of Grandfathered Health Plans- Attachment B Sample Model Notice    [View PDF - 362K]
  • June 16, 2010 – Health Care Reform: The Shrinking World of Grandfathered Health Plans- Attachment C Medical Inflation    [View PDF - 247K]
  • June 11, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Wellness Initiatives    [View PDF - 249K]
  • June 03, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-W-2 Reporting Requirements    [View PDF - 249K]
  • May 21, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Early Retirement Reinsurance    [View PDF - 255K]
  • May 18, 2010 – Health Care Reform's Expansion of Coverage to Over-age Dependents    [View PDF - 268K]
  • May 14, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Interim Final Rule, "Protecting Young Adults"    [View PDF - 205K]
  • April 29, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Non-discrimination Testing for Insured Plans    [View PDF - 158K]
  • April 29, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Non-discrimination Testing for Insured Plans-Attachment    [View PDF - 97K]
  • April 22, 2010 – Health Care Reform- Special Edition: Small Employer Health Insurance Credit    [View PDF - 244K]
  • April 19, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition: The Grandfather Clause    [View PDF - 279K]
  • April 19, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition: The Grandfather Clause-Attachment    [View PDF - 96K]
  • April 16, 2010 – Congress Pushes COBRA Subsidy Availability to May 31, 2010    [View PDF - 205K]
  • April 09, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Age 26 Rule    [View PDF - 230K]
  • April 09, 2010 – Health Care Reform-Special Edition-Age 26 Rule-Attachment    [View PDF - 332K]
  • April 01, 2010 – Sample memo: Health Reform and Your Benefits    [View PDF - 190K]
  • April 01, 2010 – Sample memo:Attachment- Health Reform and Your Benefits    [View PDF - 34K]
  • March 29, 2010 – Jumping into Health Reform    [View PDF - 287K]
  • March 23, 2010 – Health Reform Implementation: Two New Laws (Almost)    [View PDF - 240K]
  • March 23, 2010 – Attachment 1- Implementation Timeline For The Federal Health Care Reform Measure    [View PDF - 272K]
  • March 04, 2010 – COBRA Temporary Extension to March 31, 2010: There's More to TEA than You Think    [View PDF - 237K]
  • February 26, 2010 – Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) Notices Published-Action Required    [View PDF - 252K]
  • January 22, 2010 – Are You Ready for EFAST2? 5500 Electronic Filing Requirements for 2009 Plan Years: Action Required    [View PDF - 245K]
  • January 14, 2010 – DOL Publishes Model ARRA NDAA Notices    [View PDF - 241K]
  • January 08, 2010 – Update on COBRA/ARRA Extension    [View PDF - 210K]
  • January 07, 2010 – Section 79 Group Term Life Taxation    [View PDF - 283K]
  • January 07, 2010 – FMLA: Expanding Military Leave Entitlement    [View PDF - 237K]
  • January 07, 2010 – Amendment FMLA Extension rev 1-4-10    [View PDF - 101K]
  • December 21, 2009 – COBRA Extension Legislation on President's Desk    [View PDF - 862K]
  • November 30, 2009 – Important COBRA Alert    [View PDF - 861K]
  • November 17, 2009 – The House Reform Bill: Another Tree Falls    [View PDF - 353K]
  • October 27, 2009 – The "Risk" in Health Risk Assessments: Calendar Year Plans Beware    [View PDF - 291K]
  • October 09, 2009 – Attachment B Sample HITECH Amdt to BAA    [View PDF - 41K]
  • October 09, 2009 – Attachment A Sample Associate Agreement with HITECH    [View PDF - 58K]
  • October 09, 2009 – HITECH Compliance Action Item: Revised HIPAA Business Associate Agreements    [View PDF - 858K]
  • October 02, 2009 – Attachment C Creditable Coverage Simplified Determination    [View PDF - 10K]
  • October 02, 2009 – Attachment B Model Non-Creditable Coverage Disclosure Notice 1-1-09    [View PDF - 81K]
  • October 02, 2009 – Attachment A Model Creditable Coverage Disclosure Notice 1-1-09    [View PDF - 51K]
  • October 02, 2009 – Medicare Part-D: Annual Notice Action Required by November 15, 2009    [View PDF - 862K]
  • September 22, 2009 – HITECH Proposed Interim Final Rule Breach Notifications    [View PDF - 871K]

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