Employee Benefit News

• White House open to compromise over contraception

  February 8, 2012

  The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities and hospitals in implementing new rules that require health insurance to cover birth control, a top adviser to the president's re-election campaign said on Tuesday.

• Survey reveals high demand for health information technology workers

  February 8, 2012

  The federal government estimates that the health care system may need upwards of 50,000 additional employees to develop, implement and maintain health information technology in the near future. In light of this projection, results from the survey of 196 health information exchange initiatives show a growing need for workers proficient in health IT.

On Your Radar

• HHS reduces premiums for PPACA risk pools

  June 1, 2011

  New steps to reduce premiums and make it easier for Americans to enroll in the federally administrated Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan risk pool were announced May 31 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• IRS issues PPACA guidance on W-2 reporting

  March 30, 2011

  The Internal Revenue Service has issued interim guidance to employers on the informational reporting requirements on each employee's annual Form W-2 of the cost of the health insurance coverage they sponsor for employees.

• A Q&A on the CLASS Act

  March 24, 2011

  Currently, more than 12 million people in the United States need some kind of long-term care, with costs ranging from $20/hour for home health care to over $3,000/month for assisted living.

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