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On March 23, 2010 President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - or better known as Health Care Reform.
Insurance carriers throughout the entire United States have been updating their individual and group plans to comply with the Health Care Reform changes by September 23, 2010. You may have received information from your specific insurance carrier(s).
The initial changes that are to take place on group plans on or after September 23, 2010 are:
Health Care Reform - Important Dates
Employers must notify employees of Insurance Exchanges by October 1st. Employers must notify all of their employees, by October 1, 2013, that they will have the option to purchase health insurance on the new Health Insurance Marketplace exchange for coverage beginning January 1, 2014. Employers ar...
Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) choices delayed
The Obama administration is delaying parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that would have offered a choice of plans on the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) beginning in January 2014. The New York Times reports the administration said that the government and insurers n...