New Compliance Requirements Impact of Exchanges Cost of Employee Benefits OBAMACARE – What Happens Now? OBAMACARE – What Happens Now?

-Effective 3/23/2010 -Bill contained pages -Establishes National Health Care Program -Contains mandatory compliance provision to help fund Obamacare.

ERISA: - Federal Law Enacted in Mandatory for all size employers - Regulated by DOL and IRS - DOL & IRS gearing up to regulate - Agencies hiring thousands of new Agents and Auditors

ERISA - Mandatory Requirements -ERISA Qualified Plan Documents, SPD’s, SMM’s, SBC’s, Notices, MLR Rebates, 5500 filings.

ERISA - Penalties for SPD Non-Compliance -HHS - $1,000 may apply for each willful failure to provide an SPD. -IRS can impose $100 per day for individuals affected. -DOL can impose civil and criminal penalties.

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1. Maryland will definitely have Exchanges 2. Maryland to set up 2 separate Exchanges. - Individual and Group 3. Individuals earning up to 400% of Poverty Level will be eligible for Medicaid or premium subsidies Family of 4 up to $88,000 a year

1. States Required to implement by 1/1/ Minimum Benefits Required – Platinum Gold, Silver, Bronze. 3. Health Plans will have substantial Out-of- Pocket cost, ie, deductibles, co-insurance, copays, etc.

1. Groups of 50 + FTE’s $2,000 Per Employee if no health plan provided. $3,000 Per Employee enrolled in Exchange if group premium exceeds 9.5% of employee’s household income. 2. All groups- Cost, participation, compliance.

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