We've recently updated An Employer's Guide to the 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act. This revision has been updated to include the following items:

  • Amendments to the Massachusetts Health Connector "Commonwealth Care" Plan Types
  • Addition by the Massachusetts Health Connector of the pilot "small group" program under Commonwealth Choice
  • Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy 2009 final Health Information Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form regulation (114.5 CMR 18.00)
  • Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy 2009 proposed amendments to the FSC testing rules
  • Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance Fair Share Contribution (FSC) 2009 filing instructions
  • Massachusetts Department of Revenue TIR 09-1
    (relating to penalties for failure to comply with the individual mandate)
  • Massachusetts Health Connector (undated) Web posting entitled "Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority Affordability Information Sheet," setting out affordability standards for 2009.

To read the full revised guide, click here.

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