Exchange Notice and Employer Communications Webinar
The Affordable Care Act has generated significant excitement regarding the health care coverage options available through the ACA’s health insurance exchanges, or marketplaces. The Department of Labor issued Technical Release 2013-02 , which provides temporary guidance for employers on notification to employees about coverage options in exchanges or health insurance marketplaces. Employers must notify current employees of availability of health exchange coverage options by Oct. 1. They must also begin notifying new employees upon hire starting on Oct. 1.
This webinar is intended to provide an overview of DOL’s guidance on notification to employees of Exchange coverage options. The DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration released on May 8, 2013, the technical release and model notice for employers. The technical release also included an updated model notice for group health plans for coverage continuation under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
Learning Objectives
- Attendees will gain a complete understanding of the ACA provisions requiring that notification of exchange coverage be provided to all employees.
- Attendees will learn the structure and capabilities of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Section 18B, as added by ACA, which requires applicable employers to notify current employees about the health insurance marketplace.
- Attendees will gain insight into how potential communications breakdowns can raise risks to employers under ERISA.
- Attendees will gain insight into the administrative requirements of Technical Release 2013-02, and the options for filling out the forms required to be provided to all employees.
Who Should Attend
Direct employees of SPBA member TPA firms and Stop-Loss Partners should attend.
Cost
The cost will be $175 per location. You may have as many people as can fit in a room, hear a conference call and see a computer screen. Please note: Any transmission or re-transmission of this event to additional sites/rooms by any means including but not limited to the use of a telephone conference bridge whether or not owned by the registrant is strictly prohibited.
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Webinar Recorded for Future Listening
In addition to this live webinar, this webinar will be recorded and offered in a streaming mode (Internet connection required) and a podcast format (permitting you to download the recording and use it disconnected from the Internet). The podcast is an MP3 format, audio-only file, that you can “save as” to your computer hard drive and then move to any MP3 compatible device. The podcast will not provide the corresponding PPT video since it is an audio-only file. However, you can download the PPT from the SPBA website.
Date Presented:
August 28, 2013 1:00 PM Eastern
Length:
2 hours
Registration Fee:
$175.00
Streaming - Recording
SPBA Price:$175.00
Podcast - Recording
SPBA Price:$175.00