Health Reform Resource Page

Text of the Legislation

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, signed into law on March 23, 3010
• Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, signed into law on March 30, 2010

Government Reports and Guidance

• Department of Labor Technical Release 2010-1: Interim Procedures for Federal External Review of Claims and Appeals, August 23, 2010.
• Regulations on Interim Procedures for Federal External Review of Claims and Appeals and Model Notices, Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services, August 23, 2010.
• Regulations on Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes, Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services, July 23, 2010.
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes, Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services, July 23, 2010.
• Regulations on Coverage of Preventive Services, Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services, July 14, 2010.
• Early Retiree Reinsurance Program FAQs, Department of Health and Human Services, updated June 29, 2010.
• Regulations on Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Annual & Lifetime Limits, Rescission & Patient Protections, Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services, June 28, 2010.
• Regulations on Status of Group Health Plans as Grandfathered Plans, Department of Health and Human Services, June 14, 2010.
• Regulations on Dependent Coverage of Children to Under Age 27, Department of the Treasury, May 11, 2010.
• IRS Notice 2010-44: Small Employer Health Insurance Credit, May 17, 2010.
• Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Regulations, Department of Health and Human Services, May 4, 2010.
• IRS Notice 2010-38 - Tax Treatment of Health Care Benefits Provided With Respect to Children Under Age 27, April 27, 2010.
• Fact Sheet: Early Benefits from the Affordable Care Act of 2010 Reinsurance Program for Early Retirees, The White House, April 9, 2010.
• Technical Explanation of Health Reform Bill Revenue Provisions, Joint Committee on Taxation, March 21, 2010

MODEL PARTICIPANT AND BENEFICIARY NOTICES

• Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes: Model Notice of Adverse Benefit Determination, Model Notice of Final Internal Adverse Benefit Determination, Model Notice of Final External Review Decision.
• Coverage for Adult Children: Model Language for Notice of Opportunity to Enroll in connection with Extension of Dependent Coverage to Age 26.
• Grandfathered Plans: Model Disclosure Notice to Participants and Beneficiaries.
• Lifetime Limits: Model Language for Notice that Lifetime Limit No Longer Applies and of Opportunity to Enroll.
• Patient Protections: Model Notice of Right to Choose PCP and Obtain OB/GYN Care Without Prior Authorization.

Ivins, Phillips & Barker Commentary 

• Employers Should Prepare Immediately for Early Retiree Reinsurance Program under PPACA, May 10, 2010.
• Notice 2010-38 Clarifies Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided Health Coverage For Adult Children, April 28, 2010.
• Your Large-Employer Health Plan: Timeline for Compliance With Health Reform, April 2010
• Health Reform in a Nutshell, March 22, 2010

other resources

• www.healthcare.gov - U.S Department of Health and Human Services official website on health reform.
• www.whitehouse.gov/Issues/health-Care - White House health reform issue page.