National Health Care Reform Becomes Law
April 16, 2010
After discussing, debating and analyzing for over a year, Congress has finally passed health care reform legislation.
The centerpieces of health care reform — the individual mandate, subsidies, Health Insurance Exchanges and the employer free rider penalty — are all effective in 2014. However, important changes to plan benefit design rules, certain tax rules and the Medicare program are effective either in the near future or over the next four years.
A recent Sibson Bulletin summarize the key provisions of the law, divided into five sections:
- Provisions Effective in 2010/2011 for Existing Group Health Plans
- Provisions First Effective After 2011 for Existing Group Health Plans
- Provisions of Interest to Retiree Health Plan Sponsors
- Short-Term Health Reforms
- Long-Term Health Reforms
Read the April 2010 Bulletin, "National Health Care Reform Becomes Law"