More Updates on MBGH's Health Reform Resource Center

Click here to go to MBGH's Health Reform Resource Center to see the latest information posted on:

• Employer uptake on early retiree reinsurance program
• How employers are handling expanding coverage to <27 year olds
• Guidance on Extension of Children's Health Coverage to Age 26
• New resource on health reform provisions that apply to grandfathered plans
• How employers are reacting to Health Reform

And more!! Check back often as the resource center is updated as important information becomes available.

Mercer Reports on How Large Employers Are Reacting to Health Reform

Click here to read results from Mercer's survey of 800 large employers which shows that:

■Early estimates of cost impact range from moderate to severe, with 30% of employers surveyed still in the dark
■Even so, the excise tax on high-cost plans – which doesn’t kick in until 2018 – tops employers’ list of concerns
■Retailers concerned about cost of expanding coverage to more part-timers
■Employers considering several options for offsetting cost of covering adult children
 
Most large employers are waiting unitl their new plan years to implement coverage for <27 year olds. Click here to read an NPR article on this aspect of the survey results.

More Resources on Grandfathered Plans & Early Retiree Reinsurance Now on MBGH Health Reform Resource Center

Great resources from national experts now uploaded on MBGH's Health Reform Resource Center on our temporary website. Click here to access the following:

Proskauer's presentation on Grandfathered Plans & Exception for Collectively Bargained Agreements (4/29/10)
Groom Law Group chart identifying sections effective for Grandfathered Plans (4/2/10)
Groom Law Group Memo on Interim Final Regulationson Retiree Reinsurance Program (5/6/10)
Buck Consultant's summary of HHS Interim Final Regulations on Retiree Reinsurance Program (5/6/10)
Paul Hasting's "Early Retiree" Retiree Health Insurance Initial Observations & First Guidance (5/4/10)