Issue 7 of Ceridian Health Care Compass June 17, 2010


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In this edition of Health Care Compass we bring you information about the interim final regulations regarding grandfathered plans. We also provide a checklist of action steps you can take now to implement the age-26 provision. And, we've included three questions that can keep you up at night, and three answers that may help you sleep.

Ceridian will continue to keep you informed of new health care reform regulations as they are published, and bring you the tools you and your employees need to better navigate the complexities of the new law.

In this Issue:

• 'Grandfathered' health plan guidance: What can change, what can't
• Changes that do not cause the loss of grandfather status
• Changes that do cause the loss of grandfather status
• Take action now: Compass checklist for the age 26 mandate
• Draft application now available for early retiree reinsurance program
• Three health care reform questions that could keep you up at night (and three answers that might help you sleep)
• Ceridian's Health Care Compass FAQs

Health Care Reform and Your Benefit Programs

The recent health care reform legislation affects all benefit plans, as well as the benefits services we provide our clients and partners. Ceridian is making available a PowerPoint presentation titled "Health Care Reform's Impact on Your Benefit Programs" to ensure our customers have the information and support they need to prepare for the changes ahead. Click here to view or download the presentation.

Past issues of Health Care Compass

• Read or download Issue 6 June 3, 2010 'Grandfathering' Gains Ground as A Key Regulatory Issue of Reform
• Read or download Issue 5 May 19, 2010 As Guidance Arrives, Government Urges Adoption
• Read or download Issue 4 May 7, 2010 Federal Guidance Begins As Employers and Others Tackle Reform
• Read or download Issue 3 April 22, 2010 Your Next Step: Communicating Health Care Reform
• Read or download Issue 2 April 8, 2010 "Health Care Reform: Beginning at Square One"
• Read or download Issue 1 March 24, 2010 "Bracing for Health Care Reform: Key Provisions for Employers"