Publisher's Synopsis
Healthcare Reform Facts is the comprehensive, go-to source for information regarding the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Uniquely organized in a convenient and easy-to-understand question and answer format, Healthcare Reform Facts helps you quickly and confidently find the answers you need to the most frequently asked questions on the PPACA.
This publication helps you ensure that you and your clients are in compliance with the Affordable Care Act and related legislation by clearly explaining:
- "Medicare for All" and the future of healthcare reform
- Types of health insurance affected by healthcare reform
- Reasons employers should or should not continue to offer health insurance
- Tax incentives for offering health insurance and required coverages
- Tax and other benefits of a grandfathered or grandmothered plan
- How the health insurance exchanges work as well as a host of other valuable information
New in the 2021 Edition:
- Details on administration of catastrophic health plans
- New Essential Health Benefits requirements for COVID-19 coverage, including vaccinations, quarantine, and isolation
- Explanation of new COVID-19-related MLR reporting requirements
- Complete list of state health insurance "individual mandate" penalties
- New regulatory requirements for flexibility when administering ACA grandfathered plans
- Updates on ACA application to excepted benefits
- New rules on contraception coverage related to recent litigation
Topics Covered:
- Goals and major components of healthcare reform
- "Medicare for All" and the Future of Healthcare Reform
- Reasons employers should or should not continue to offer health insurance
- Types of health insurance affected by healthcare reform
- Tax incentives for offering health insurance and required coverages
- Tax and other benefits of a grandfathered or grandmothered plan
- How the health insurance exchanges work
- Small business provisions
- Impact of healthcare reform on employer fringe benefits
- And More! See the "Table of Contents" section for a full list of topics
