Posts Tagged ‘Patient Protection’
Health Care Reform Changes Medicare Annual Enrollment Period | Employment Law
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Affordable Care Act”) makes certain changes to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) signed in to law on December 8, 2003. Specifically, beginning in 2011, the annual enrollment period for Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans has been changed to October 15 through December 7. As a result, Notices of Creditable and Non-Creditable Coverage relating to employee benefit plans’ prescription drug coverage for Medicare eligible participants must now be distributed to participants by October 15.
Bernard T. King Hosts National Discussion on Health Care Reform
Bernard T. King, a Senior Partner in the firm's Employee Benefits Practice, recently moderated a nationwide discussion with government experts and informed legal practitioners on "Health Care Reform: What Employers Need to Know Now" held in San Francisco, CA.