The first round of health care reform changes under the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ("PPACA") goes
into effect January 1, 2011 for calendar year group health plans.
It's now crunch time for employers pulling together their open
enrollment materials for 2011.
In addition, plans with non-calendar year plan years may be
required to comply with PPACA before January 1, 2011. Specifically,
the PPACA provisions are effective as of the first day of the first
plan year beginning on or after September 23, 2010.
Here's a compliance tip list to help open enrollment go
smoothly for the upcoming plan year. The compliance dates in the
following list are for plans with calendar year plan years.
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