FAQs Part XI – Exchanges, Medicare Part D, Guns, and More!
On January 24, the Departments overseeing health care reform implementation issued additional FAQs. (Despite this being the 11th installment of FAQs, the Departments still has yet to address the most frequently asked question we receive from clients about the Affordable [...]
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Fees (“PCORI” Fees) Final Regulations Issued
Recently, the Department of Treasury issued final regulations on the fees imposed to fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (“PCORI”), a private non-profit corporation that gathers research-based information to assist patients, practitioners and policy makers in making informed health care [...]
Considering Whether to Play or Pay: Taking Into Account PPACA’s New Research Fees
Now that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (“PPACA”) has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, employers need to consider whether to “play or pay”. Among the many [...]
IRS Releases Proposed Rules on New Comparative Effectiveness Fee for Health Plans
On April 12, the IRS released proposed regulations regarding the collection of the fee for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (the “Fund”) under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”). The Fund will be used to pay for [...]
