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2012 Tax Reference Sheet (1/27/12) Click Here

IRS Releases Draft W-2 form (10/12/10)                                                                                                                       "IRS delays reporting requirement of health insurance premiums on employee's W-2's."  Read More

Hartford Healthcare Corporation and Anthem BC/BS (8/6/10)                                                                                   Of "HHC notifies Anthem BC/BS of its intent to terminate its participating hospital contracts for Hartford Hospital and Windham Community Memorial Hospital.  Pending negotiations, these contracts are due to terminate effective November 1, 2010.  This means that if an agreement cannot be reached, these facilities will no longer be participating hospitals in Anthem's network. MidState Medical Center is not impacted by this change."  Read More for a Q&A

Small Business Council of America (8/2/10)                                                                                                           "Health Reform in a Nutshell: What Small Businesses Need to Know Now."  Read More

Federal Health Reform - Grandfathering Plans (6/14/10)                                                                                                                                        "The Department of Health and Human Services issued new regulations today which define when health plans lose their grandfather status." Read More

COBRA Model Notice (6/1/10)                                                                                                                                                                                    "Model notice to be used for qualifying events occurring on or after June 1, 2010 as subsidy language is not included." Read More

Federal Health Reform - Small Business Health Care Tax Credit (5/17/10)                                                                                                       "The small business health care tax credit, which is in effect this year, is designed to encourage small employers to offer health insurance coverage or maintain existing coverage." Read More

New Law Extends COBRA Coverage for Fully Insured Connecticut Employer Groups (5/5/10)                                                                "Public Act 10-13 now permits employees who lose coverage under Connecticut fully insured employer health insurance policies to elect COBRA continuation for up to 30 Months." Read More

Health Reform Implementation Timeline (3/23/10) Read More

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) reduces the COBRA premium for individuals who experience an involuntary termination of employment from September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009.  Additional information is provided below as well as model COBRA notices for employers' use. 
  > FAQs for Employers  Read More
  > COBRA General Notice (Short Version - for AEI's currently on COBRA)  Read More
  > COBRA General Notice (Full Version - for individuals who experienced a qualifying event on or after September 1, 2008)  Read More
  > COBRA Special Election Period Notice Read More