Employer Responsibility Requirements Delayed Until 2015

GSA will continue to provide additional information after further guidance is published Lost in the news of the Play or Pay mandate for large employers being delayed is the additional... Read More

July 9, 2013
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ACA’s "Play Or Pay" Employer Mandate Delayed

ACA’s employer mandate will not take effect until 2015 The Obama administration unexpectedly announced Tuesday that it is delaying the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act... Read More

July 3, 2013
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"Minimum Value" – Guidance for Large Employers

Meeting Minimum Value The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) benefit standards for large employers, 50 or more full-time-equivalent employees, have begun taking shape and will differ from those... Read More

July 2, 2013
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GSA Healthcare Reform Series: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fees

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fees Government Service Administrators (GSA) continues to partner with our clients in achieving compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requirements. PPACA... Read More

June 14, 2013
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GSA Healthcare Reform Series: Health Insurance Marketplace (aka Exchange) Notice

Health Insurance Marketplace Notice One of the upcoming Affordable Care Act (ACA) action items is the preparation and distribution of a notice to employees about the health insurance exchanges that... Read More

May 31, 2013
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GSA's Healthcare Reform Series: Key ACA Rules Put On-Hold

Key ACA Rules Put On-Hold Proposed auto-enrollment regulations: Employers who have 200 or more full-time employees will be required to automatically enroll their employees into a health care plan unless the employees... Read More

May 6, 2013
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GSA's Healthcare Reform Series: DOL Audits

DOL Audits – ACA Information Requests Recently, the DOL has been using its investigative authority to enforce compliance with healthcare reform law. The following are documents and information you may... Read More

April 19, 2013
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Reviewing the Comparative Effectiveness Fees with an Eye on July 31

As many of you may know recently the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations on the Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Fee which will be imposed on health insurers and... Read More

February 15, 2013
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Healthcare Reform Exchange Notification Date is Put on Hold

As expected, the Department of Labor has postponed the deadline for providing the notice required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) regarding the availability of the new insurance exchanges. As you... Read More

January 28, 2013
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To Play-or-Pay? What is Your Company’s Health Care Reform Strategy

To “Play-or-Pay?” What is Your Company’s Healthcare Reform Strategy In 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will require companies who employ more than 50 full-time employees to... Read More

January 23, 2013
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New regulations on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts

Effective January 18, 2013: New regulations on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts The Department of Labor has announced that new regulations addressing the Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under... Read More

January 17, 2013
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), W-2 Reporting Requirements

Government Service Administrators (GSA) is taking a proactive approach in assisting our clients in achieving compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requirements for 2012 Forms W-2... Read More

November 16, 2012
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