The health care reform legislation signed into law on March 23, 2010, sets out significant new requirements for individuals, employers and insurers, including an individual mandate to purchase health insurance, an employer requirement to offer affordable insurance or pay a fee, and new insurance mandates such as coverage of adult children and prohibition on lifetime and annual limits.
This collection of information will help you navigate through the continually developing health care reform by providing easily accessible resources and updates. Read recent legal alerts, view the CAPLAW health reform timeline and article, or find information relevant to both consumers and employers.
- CAPLAW Audio Conference: Health Care Reform: Prepare Now for 2011 Requirements
This audio conference focuses on the immediate impact of health care reform on your CAA and the steps you need to take now to ensure compliance. - CAPLAW Health Care Articles
View a library of CAPLAW articles on health care related topics.
Health Care Reform Legal Alerts
- Ballard Spahr Health Care Reform Alert -- July 28, 2011
New Guidance Under the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Provides Welcome Flexibility - Ballard Spahr Health Care Reform Alert -- July 13, 2011
HHS Proposes Regulations for Health Care Reform Measures Effective in 2014
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Information for Employers
- Healthcare.Gov Employer Resources and Information
Small and large employers can access information on potential tax credits and reimbursements and view an interactive timeline of upcoming changes to health insurance.
- Overview of the New Health Care Reform Law for Employers
For a helpful overview of the new law from the employer perspective, see An Employer's Guide to Health Care Reform, published by the law firm Seyfarth Shaw. View the guide. - The Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
In partnership with HHS, The Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO) will implement, monitor compliance with, and enforce the new rules governing the insurance market and the new rules regarding medical loss ratios. It will also be responsible for rate review at the federal level, and for providing rate review grants to states. - Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions
The Affordable Care Act was enacted on March 23, 2010. It contains some tax provisions that take effect this year and more that will be implemented during the next several years.. - The Kaiser Family Foundation Health Care Reform Resources
View informative resources on the health care reform law from the Kaiser Family Foundation.*
- Ropes & Gray Health Reform Resource Center
Ropes & Gray offers the Health Reform Resource Center to provide up-to-the-minute information on health reform and developments, past and future, and to ensure that employers are ready for the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.- Ropes & Gray Timeline of Health Reform Implementation
View the Ropes & Gray timeline which provides a schedule for implementation of provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub.L. 111-148) as modified by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub.L. 111-152).
- Ropes & Gray Timeline of Health Reform Implementation
- Fisher & Phillips Timeline of Health Insurance Reform
The attorneys from the Employee Benefits Practice Group at Fisher & Phillips LLP have created a Timeline of Health Insurance Reform chart to assist you in navigating the new laws. - Ballard Spahr Health Care Reform Resources
View Ballard Spahr news alerts, webinars and resources on the health care reform. Ballard Spahr has also recently launched the Health Care Reform Dashboard, an online resource center for news and analysis on developments under the Affordable Care Act.
- IRS Notice 2010-38: Tax Treatment of Health Care Benefits Provided With Respect to Children Under Age 27
As a result of changes made by the new health care reform law, health coverage provided for an employee's children under 27 years of age is now generally tax-free to the employee, effective March 30, 2010. IRS Notice 2010-38 explains these changes and provides further guidance to employers, employees, health insurers and other interested taxpayers.
- Department of Labor Health Care Reform Resources
Access Affordable Care Act regulations and guidance on the Department of Labor resources page.
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Information for Consumers
- Healthcare.Gov Consumer Resources and Information
Find insurance options in your state, access information about your rights as a consumer, and learn how the Affordable Health Care Act can help increase your health security and give you more control over your own health care. - Families USA Health Care Reform Resources
Information on the new law for consumers of health care is available from the advocacy group Families USA on its Health Reform Central web page, including a summary of the new law, a fact sheet on what the new law will do in the first year and timeline. - Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions
The Affordable Care Act was enacted on March 23, 2010. It contains some tax provisions that take effect this year and more that will be implemented during the next several years.
*The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit private operating foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, dedicated to producing and communicating the best possible information, research and analysis on health issues.