Amendment Makes Grandfathered Plans Less Crotchety

Posted November 30th, 2010 by Cathy and filed in Health Care Reform

It was supposed to allow Americans to keep health plans they loved. For some, the “grandfathered” status of the Health Care Reform Law created more questions than answers.

The “grandfathered” status exempts existing health plans from certain provisions of the law. However, there appeared to be more ways to lose that status than there were pages in the law itself. Employers that sponsor health plans can now remove one way of losing grandfathered status from the list. Continue Reading »

Does Grandfathered Health Plans Rule Need Flexibility?

Posted August 24th, 2010 by Cathy and filed in Health Care Reform

Grandfather ExerciseAs discussed in an earlier post, the interim rule for grandfathered health plans left some feeling cranky.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) thinks “grand-pops” needs more flexibility. Continue Reading »