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Updated 12/20/2011

On March 30, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act, making several changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) that he signed on March 23.

With this landmark legislation now in place, we're sure that you have questions about how this impacts your organization and your employees. Buck will help you stay current on health care reform. We'll interpret the legislation for you — so you understand, in practical terms, what it means and what you need to do.

Analysis and Interpretation

View Buck's Health Care Reform at a Glance, updated (12/20/2011) with key provisions of the final legislation
See all the key effective dates for the next decade in one place on our Health Care Reform Timeline (updated 12/20/2011)
Strategy update: Health care reform's impact on employer benefits (Insightful Thinking, 9/1/2011)
Learn how Advantage®, Buck's Health and Welfare Administration solution, can help you handle all provisions of the Health Care Reform Act
Watch our five-minute animated podcast that walks you through the Employer and Individual Mandates
Calculate the cost impact of reform with Buck's Actuarial Model, which will help you quantify items such as the expansion of child coverage, changes in lifetime limits, pay-or-play mandate, the Cadillac Tax, and more
View the Health Care Reform Reporting and Disclosure Requirements (updated 11/22/2011)

Buck's experts are at the forefront of deciphering the new legislation and are well-equipped to help you analyze, manage, and communicate throughout the process. We would be happy to meet with you to discuss the new legislation in more detail and address your specific questions and needs.

Tracking the Path to Law: FYIs

12/23/2011	HHS Issues New Rules Regarding Medical Loss Ratio Requirements
12/23/2011	Further Guidance Issued on Nonquantitative Treatment Limitations under Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
12/22/2011	HHS Issues Bulletin on Definition of Essential Health Benefits
12/22/2011	CMS Releases Final Accountable Care Organization Regulations and Other Guidance
12/22/2011	Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Nears Its End
11/22/2011	DOL, Treasury, and HHS Delay Applicability Date of Summary of Benefits and Coverage Requirements
10/19/2011	Departments Issue Summary of Benefits and Coverage Proposed Regulations
10/13/2011	Stand-Alone HRAs Receive Exemption from Annual Limit Waiver Requirement

View our past coverage

Past Coverage: FYIs

9/20/2011	IRS Requests Comments on Health Coverage Affordability Safe Harbor for Employers
9/16/2011	States Address Tax Consequences of Health Coverage for Adult Children
8/2/2011	CMS Releases Guidance on Complying with Prohibition on Using ERRP Reimbursements as General Revenue
7/8/2011	HHS Proposes Changes to HIPAA Rules on Accounting for Disclosures of Protected Health Information
6/2/2011	IRS Issues Request for Comments on PPACA's Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions
5/27/2011	New Medicare Part D Creditable/Non-Creditable Coverage Notices Released
5/9/2011	PPACA Change to Medicare Part D Enrollment Period Impacts Notices of Creditable/Non-Creditable Coverage
5/6/2011	IRS Releases Interim Guidance on W-2 Health Cost Reporting
5/6/2011	HHS Posts HIPAA Opt-Out Procedures and Requirements for Self-Funded Nonfederal Governmental Plans
5/6/2011	Congress Repeals PPACA Health Care Voucher Program
4/13/2011	HHS Releases CLASS Program FAQs
4/13/2011	DOL, Treasury, and HHS Issue Additional FAQs (Part VI) on Grandfathered Health Plans under PPACA
4/12/2011	Government Extends Enforcement Grace Period for Certain of the Internal Health Claims and Appeals Requirements
3/22/2011	Recent HIPAA Enforcement Actions Signal Increased HHS Enforcement
3/18/2011	HHS Proposes Special Rules for Treatment of Student Health Plans under PPACA
2/25/2011	Extension of Health Coverage to Adult Children May Result in Tax Consequences in Some States
2/18/2011	IRS Concludes Lactation Supplies Are Tax Deductible Medical Expensess
1/24/2011	HHS Issues Medical Loss Ratio and Rate Increase Review Regulations
1/11/2011	IRS Releases Additional Guidance on OTC Restrictions
1/5/2011	IRS Delays Application of Nondiscrimination Rules to Insured Group Health Plans
12/21/10	HHS Issues Additional Guidance on Mini-Med Health Plans
11/23/2010	Agencies Amend Health Act Regulations to Provide that Grandfathered Status is not Lost Because of a New Policy or Issuer
11/2/2010	Additional Guidance Released on Notice of Grandfather Status
10/18/2010	Additional Guidance Released on the Market Reform Provisions of the Health Care Reform Law
10/12/2010	IRS Provides Relief from Health Care Reform W-2 Reporting Requirements for 2011
10/5/2010	HHS Releases Further Guidance on ERRP and Allows Plan Sponsors to Submit Early Retiree Lists
10/1/2010	Additional Clarifications Issued for Non-Grandfathered Plans
9/22/2010	Important Health Care Reform Guidance Released on Age 26 Rules and Grandfathered Plan Status
9/21/2010	HHS Releases Additional Guidance on the ERRP Reimbursement Process
9/17/2010	HHS Sets Out Process for Requesting Waiver of the Annual Dollar Limit Requirements under PPACA
9/9/2010	IRS Releases Guidance on OTC Restrictions
9/1/2010	Additional Guidance Issued on Appeals and External Review Processes
8/11/2010	Internal and External Claims Review Guidance for Non-Grandfathered Health Plans Released
7/20/2010	Preventive Care Guidance for Non-Grandfathered Health Plans Released
7/2/2010	More Health Reform Guidance on Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Dollar Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections
6/23/2010	Guidance Issued Relating to Grandfathered Health Plans Under Health Reform Law
6/17/2010	CMS Provides Guidance on Mandatory Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting of HRA Coverage
5/25/2010	2011 HSA/HDHP Limits Released
5//21/2010	Final Regulations Issued on Employer TRICARE Incentives
5/14/2010	Health Reform Law Includes Voluntary Long-Term Care Insurance Program
5/6/2010	HHS Releases Regulations on Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
5/4/2010	IRS Provides Guidance on Taxation of Adult Children's Health Benefits under Health Reform Law
4/21/2010	Health Care Reform is Here
4/9/2010	Sebelius Addresses Retiree Reinsurance Program
3/23/2010	President Signs Health Care Reform Law
2/23/2010	White House Health Reform Proposal
12/24/2009	Senate Passes Health Reform Legislation
11/24/2009	Senate Moves Forward on Health Reform Legislation
11/10/2009	House Passes Health Care Reform Legislation
10/19/2009	Senate Finance Committee Approves Health Care Reform Proposal
9/21/2009	Health Care Reform Legislation Moves Forward

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