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Webcasts on Affordable Care Set for Next Week
WASHINGTON -- “The Affordable Care Act Compliance Assistance Webcast,” a two-day online presentation, is set to be shown Tuesday and Wednesday.
The sessions are scheduled from from 1 to 2:30 p.m. both days. Host will be the Empoyee Benefits Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor.
The webcast is intended to provide employers, brokers, third-party administrators and others with practical information, helpful tips and clarification on the new law.
On Tuesday, Department of Labor staff will discuss the final wellness rules under the Affordable Care Act. The Department of the Treasury will discuss the employer shared responsibility provisions.
On Wednesday, the Department of Labor will present information on the Notice to Employees of Coverage Options under Fair Labor Standards Act 18B and the full implementation of key market reforms, including the extension of dependent coverage to age 26, lifetime and annual limits and prohibitions on pre-existing conditions. The Department of Health and Human Services will provide information on the new Health Insurance Marketplace and Small Business Health Options Program.
Administration staff members will be joined on the webcast by representatives from the departments of the Treasury and the Health and Human Services.
Those interested can register at the websites below.
Sept. 17: http://ow.ly/oMs0z
Sept. 18: http://ow.ly/oMrW1.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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