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An
Employers’ Guide to the
2006 Massachusetts Health
Care Reform Act
Updated As of November 12, 2007
For a copy of the most current version of An Employers’ Guide to the 2006 Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act, please click here. This version of the guide is updated to include the following items:
- September 14, 2007 Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) Administrative Bulletin (addressing the application of the primary Fair Share Contribution (FSC) test to multiemployer plans and government contract mandates);
- October 3, 2007 Division of Unemployment Assistance Filing Instructions (establishing rules for complying with the FSC requirement and the electronic filing of Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure data);
- November 1, 2007 DHCFP Administrative Bulletin (addressing the application of the secondary FSC test to multiemployer plans and government contract mandates);
- expanded discussion of the affordability rules under the Act’s individual mandate; and
- expanded discussion of the FSC rules to employee leasing arrangements.
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Alden Bianchi
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