Health: Summary of Benefits and Coverage Requirements
Legislative — proposals, bills and analysis from the 109th and 110th Congresses (2006-present)
Regulatory — administrative rules and information from U.S. offices and agencies
Judicial — current and past court cases and amicus briefs
Press Releases — Council statements and advisories to the news media
See Also — for related information
(Items in italic are available only to Council members.)
Official Source Documents
March 23, 2010 — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as enacted and amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act
Council Materials
| For legislative items — source documents and council materials — released prior to enactment of PPACA on March 23, 2010, please go to the PPACA Archive Page. |
| Click here for the Council's comprehensive chart highlighting PPACA regulatory developments. |
Official Source Documents
April 23, 2013 — FAQS About Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XIV: Summary of Benefits & Coverage
June 5, 2012 — SBC Coverage Examples Calculator (XLSM document)
June 5, 2012 — SBC Coverage Examples Calculator Instructions
June 5, 2012 — SBC Coverage Examples Calculator Logic
May 11, 2012 — Corrected SBC Templates:
May 11, 2012 — DOL FAQs About Affordable Care Act Implementation Part IX, Summary of Benefits & Coverage Requirements
March 19, 2012 — DOL FAQs About Affordable Care Act Implementation Part VIII, Summary of Benefits & Coverage Requirements
February 14, 2012 — Final Regulations on Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary under PPACA
February 14, 2012 — Guidance for Compliance with Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Requirements under PPACA (Templates, Instructions, Related Materials)
February 9, 2012 — Official Fact Sheet on Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Requirements under PPACA
November 17, 2011 — DOL FAQs About Affordable Care Act Implementation Part VII and Mental Health Parity Implementation
August 17, 2011 — Fact Sheet on NPRM Regarding PPACA Summary of Benefits and Coverage and the Uniform Glossary
August 17, 2011 — IRS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit
August 17, 2011 — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on PPACA Summary of Benefits and Coverage and the Uniform Glossary
August 17, 2011 — Solicitation of Comments on PPACA Summary of Benefits and Coverage and the Uniform Glossary
April 1, 2011 — FAQs on PPACA Implementation Part VI
December 22, 2010 — DOL FAQs About Affordable Care Act Implementation Part V and Mental Health Parity Implementation
November 1, 2010 — FAQs about the Affordable Care Act Implementation Part IV
October 18, 2010 — FAQS about the Affordable Care Act Implementation Part III
October 8, 2010 — FAQS about the Affordable Care Act Implementation Part II
September 20, 2010 — FAQS about the Affordable Care Act Implementation Part I
Council Materials
February 27, 2012 — Council Letter to HHS/DOL/Treasury Regarding Applicability Date of Summary of Benefit & Coverage Regulations
February 23, 2012 — P4P Presentation Slides: Final Summary of Benefits & Coverage Rules (Seth Perretta & Allison Ullman, Crowell & Moring)
October 21, 2011 — Group Letter to Treasury/DOL/HHS Regarding Summary of Benefits and Coverage and the Uniform Glossary Requirements under PPACA
October 21, 2011 — Council Comment Letter to CMS Regarding NPRM on Summary of Benefits and Coverage and the Uniform Glossary under PPACA
August 22, 2011 — Summary of NPRM on PPACA Summary of Benefits and Coverage and the Uniform Glossary (Courtesy of Groom Law Group, Chartered)
August 6, 2010 — PPACA Mandates Chart (Courtesy of Proskauer Rose)
DOL's 'good faith' compliance standard for SBC rules fails to relieve burden on employer plan sponsors
March 19, 2012
Congress must consider critical health care reform implementation issues
March 9, 2010
Condition Critical: Ten Prescriptions for Reforming Health Care Quality, Cost and Coverage
Health
Health Care Reform (PPACA), General & Misc. Items
- Employer Shared Responsibility
- Market Reforms & Adult Child/Age-26 Coverage
- Preventive Care & Value-Based Design
- Quality Improvement & Delivery Reform
- Essential Benefits
- Tax & Revenue Issues
- Grandfathered Plans
- Claims and Appeals
- Summary of Benefits & Coverage
- Informational Reporting/W2
- Health Insurance Exchanges
- State Innovation
- Medical Loss Ratio & Mini-Med Plans
- Automatic Enrollment
- Wellness Programs
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Non-Discrimination
Consumer-Directed Plans (HSAs/FSAs/HRAs)
Health Information Technology & HIPAA Privacy
Retirement
Defined Contribution/ 401(k) Plan Reform
- Automatic Enrollment
- Investments
- Plan fees
- Taxation of Retirement Plans/Limits
- Funding Reform
- PBGC Deficit & Premiums
- Business Conduct Standards
Retirement Plan Administration
Other Issues
Tax Reform, Deficit Reduction & Federal Budget
- FACTA Issues
- FBAR Issues
- Puerto Rico Plans
- Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
- Code Section 409(A), 457(A), 162(m) issues
- Say-on-Pay
