Benefits Administration
Health Benefits
Health Insurance

Charts on employer health care costs

Data on managed care enrollment, state consumer protection laws, state benefit requirements, etc.

Health care reform regulations and employer requirements

Overview of key provisions of the law that take effect immediately

Requirements for group health plans and health insurance issuers

IRS guidance for businesses - required for the first plan year beginning on or after September 23, 2010

Text of the law - consists of 10 titles

Appealing health plan decisions

Condensed summaries of important provisions in the Affordable Care Act

Restricts and phases out the annual dollar limits that all job-related plans

Small Business Health Care Tax Credit for Small Employers

A proposed template for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage

IRS guidance for businesses

Provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

A fact sheet

Consumer protections under the act

News releases and legal guidance related to health reform and business taxes

Financial relief for employers so retirees can get quality, affordable insurance

Preserves the ability of the American people to keep their current plan if they like it, while providing new benefits

An insurer cannot rescind your coverage simply because you made an honest mistake

Information on US Social Security Disability Insurance Program - SSDI

Oversight for state-based health insurance exchanges - administer early retiree, PCIP, consumer assistance programs

Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on their parents' health care plan until age 26

An overview of the benefits, tax issues, coverages

Was established by the Affordable Care Act

Text of the interim rule

Focuses on groups that offer recipients a choice of health plans

Help in understanding the new health care reforms

Guidance documents from US Dept of Health and Human Services

Tools to allow people to compare a variety of quality measures of care providers

The basics on health insurance in the USA

Studies and surveys related to employer health benefits

Information for consumers on how to select coverage, etc.

Research papers related to health insurance in the USA

The Affordable Care Act includes a number of provisions that reform the health insurance market

Insurer pricing and denial rates - compare cost estimates and benefits offered by different plans head to head

Key provisions of health reform and guidance on the benefits of the health reform laws

A $5 billion program to provide financial relief to companies that offer health coverage to early retirees

Understanding HIPAA Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Checklist to determine if your health plan provides adequate mental health care for your child

Read about PCIP and use the PCIP Map to learn more about how the program works in your state

Makes health insurance available to people who have had a problem getting insurance due to a pre-existing condition.

Guidance for small business of the Affordable Care Act

IRS guidance for determining the small employer health insurance credit

Information on the credit as it applies for 2010-2013, including information on transition relief for 2010

IRS guidance on the health care tax credit as it relates to small business

The credit is specifically targeted to help small employers that primarily employ low- and moderate-income workers

Provides guidance on the SSA's disability insurance process

Over 50 questions and answers related to SS disability

Information on state health risk pools for the medically uninsurable

Links to state websites that give information about State Health Insurance Risk Pools

Summaries of state laws related to health insurance