Our previous white paper on dependent eligibility under health care reform highlighted the importance of maintaining your plan’s grandfathered status in order to reduce the cost-impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Chapman Kelly has access to a copy of the proposed rules regarding how plans can maintain their grandfathered status. You [...]
The Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) issued interim final rules regarding how dependent eligibility can be defined under health care reform. The rules (excerpted and linked below) reinforce how critical it is to maintain the grandfathered status of a group health plan. See our white paper for a complete overview of the strategies that can be used to reduce the financial impact of health care reform on dependent eligibility. Employers should begin planning right away to implement an affidavit process to determine if adult dependents have access to health coverage as a result of their own employment. Contact us to find out more about how this process would [...]
Employee Benefit News published an insightful article on the value of a DEVA (Dependent Eligibility Verification Audit) from the perspective of someone within Risk Management. It is certainly worth reading if you are struggling with the rising cost of your organization’s health plan or you are considering a Dependent Eligibility Audit (aka DEVA) for compliance [...]