Healthcare
Tax Credit Makes
Group Health More
Affordable
 The Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act signed into law in March included a
tax credit designed to encourage small employers to
offer health insurance coverage for the first time or
maintain coverage they already have. In October, the IRS
released a draft version of the form small employers and
tax-exempt organizations will use to claim the credit.
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on for details. |
Healthcare
Reform Checklist
 New group health insurance
plans created after September 22, 2010 and all existing
calendar-year plans must meet the following requirements
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(PPACA). Here are the changes you should know about.
Read on for details.
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Breastfeeding
Breaks: It’s Now the Law
 In the concern over
healthcare costs, employers might easily overlook one
provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (PPACA), which took effect on March 23, 2010. The
law requires employers to provide “reasonable break time
for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing
child for 1 year…” Failure to comply can lead to fines.
Here’s what you need to know. Read
on for details. |
Breastfeeding:
A Low-Cost,
High-Return Wellness Program
A
workplace lactation program can encourage working
mothers to return to their jobs sooner, without
sacrificing their babies’ health. Employers also benefit
by retaining employees who otherwise might extend their
leave or not return to work. Second, breastfed babies
are healthier, which can reduce absenteeism due to a
child’s illness and reduce your dependent healthcare
costs. Read
on for details. | |
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This
Just In...
Employers
have gotten a reprieve from mandatory reporting of the
cost of group health insurance on 2011 W-2s.
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on for
details.
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