New Obamacare FAQ tackles exchange notices, 90-day waiting period

By Jared Bilski

 

 

The exchange notice requirement and the rule regarding 90-day waiting periods are two Obamacare provisions that generated plenty of questions from confused employers. And the DOL has attempted to answer those questions in its most recent health reform FAQ.
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Counting to 90: ACA and the waiting period

By Keith R. McMurdy

Under the Affordable Care Act, once we decide who we have to offer coverage to, then we have to decide when they get the coverage. Generally the new rule is that a waiting period for coverage cannot exceed 90 days. More recently, the IRS has given us proposed rules on the 90 day waiting period. As with all proposed rules, they are not final until they are final, but these do give employers some additional guidance on how to maintain the correct waiting period.

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