Recent news regarding health reform’s requirement that health insurance plans cap how much consumers can pay out-of-pocket each year for medical care has shown to be somewhat confusing to employers and individuals since being announced on August 13. The bottom line: for many plans, the protections will take effect as scheduled in 2014. Some plans Read more →

On January 25, 2013, Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal agency in charge of implementing the Health Information Privacy and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) issued regulations modifying the HIPAA Privacy and Security enforcement rules. These regulations finalized the amendments to HIPAA that were made by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Read more →

The Obama Administration announced today that it will provide an additional year before the ACA mandatory employer and insurer-reporting requirements begin. This is designed to meet two goals. First, it will allow the Departments to consider ways to simplify the new reporting requirements consistent with the law. Second, it will provide time to adapt health Read more →

June 4, 2013, Miami – Governor Scott signed CSSB 52 by Senator Nancy Detert (R-Venice) into law at Alonzo and Tracy Mourning High School in Miami. The new law now bans anyone from typing on a device while operating a moving vehicle. Texting while stopped at a red light would still be considered acceptable under Read more →

Beginning in 2014, individuals and small employers will be able to purchase health insurance through online competitive marketplaces, or Exchanges. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires each state that chooses to operate an Exchange to also establish a Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchange. The SHOP Exchange is intended to assist eligible small employers Read more →