2013 PPACA Checklist - (Page 13)

Establishing Affordable Insurance Exchanges Effective: States must notify the Secretary of HHS by January 1, 2013; Exchanges opened on October 1, 2013 in time for January 1, 2014 open enrollment. Small Employers Large Employers Individuals Employers with fewer than 101 full-time equivalent employees are eligible to purchase health insurance coverage through Exchanges. (In some states, this number may be as low as 50 employees) Large employers with more than 100 employees are NOT eligible to purchase health insurance coverage through Exchanges. For coverage beginning in 2014, individuals will be eligible to purchase insurance through Exchanges. The deadline for states to relay their intent to establish a state health insurance Exchange was January 1, 2013 for a state-based Exchange, and until February 15, 2013 to opt for a partnership Exchange. These Exchanges must be operational by October 1, 2013 in time for open enrollment for effective dates of January 1, 2014 and thereafter when the individual mandate becomes effective. 13

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of 2013 PPACA Checklist

2013 PPACA Checklist
Contents
Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
Increased Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) Withholding
Excise Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers
Health Flexible Savings Accounts
Loss of Deduction for Retiree Drug Subsidy
New Net Investment Income Tax
Employer W-2 Reporting Requirements
Increasing Medicaid Payments for Primary Care Doctors
Expanded Authority to Bundle Payments
Higher Income Threshold to Take Advantage of Itemized Deduction of Medical Expenses
Small Employer Tax Credits
Establishing Affordable Insurance Exchanges
Extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Exchange Notification Requirement

2013 PPACA Checklist

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