Learn What the Affordable Care Act Means for Your Business
To help Washington’s hospitality industry comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Washington Lodging Association and Washington Restaurant Association have sponsored a series of conference calls with health care policy expert Donna Steward. On each members-only call, Donna clarified important aspects of the federal health care legislation and helped participants understand their requirements and responsibilities. Donna has also written an extensive library of FAQs, and WLA is offering a free 30-minute phone consultation with Donna as a benefit of membership. To arrange for a consultation, please email the WLA office at info@walodging.org or call toll-free at 877-906-1001.
PODCASTS
- Key Dates and Common Misconceptions About the Affordable Care Act
- Nuts and Bolts: What All Employers Need to Know to Comply with the Health Care Reform Law
- Understanding the New “Nondiscrimination” Rules from the U.S. Department of Labor
- Understanding Which Employees Must Be Offered Health Care Coverage
- Delay in the Employer Mandate Penalty – What Does This Mean for You?
- Reporting Requirements for Businesses of All Sizes Under the Federal Health Care Reform Law
- Affordable Care Act and its Implications for Businesses
- Federal Health Care Reform and Requirements for Small Employers
- The Individual Mandate and Its Impact on Employers
- Types of Coverage Large Employers Will Be Required to Provide in 2014
- The State Health Insurance Exchange
- How Employer Size is Determined
- Look-back and Stability Periods and Variable Hour Employees
- New Employees and New Variable Hour Employees
- Avoiding “Discrimination” Issues When Organizing Health Plan Offerings and Employee Contributions
- The Offer of “Affordable” Coverage
- Treatment of Non-traditional Employees
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Affordable Care Act Timeline – 2014 and Beyond
- Key Components of the Affordable Care Act All Employers Should Know
- Review of Employer Requirements under the Affordable Care Act
- Large Employer Responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act
- Determining Employer Size and Employees Eligible for Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act
- Tax Credits for Small Employers under the Affordable Care Act
- Requirements for all Employers under the Affordable Care Act
- The Individual Mandate and Penalties under the Affordable Care Act
- Changes to Health Plans under the Affordable Care Act
- Insurance Exchanges Required under the Affordable Care Act
- Recent Updates on State-based Insurance Exchange Requirements
- The “Affordability” Penalty for Large Employers
- Measurement and Stability Periods for Variable Hour Employees
- Measurement and Stability Periods for New Hires
- Nondiscrimination Provisions
- The “Affordability” Penalty for Large Employers
- Treatment of Non-traditional Employees
- Your “Responsibility” Under the Health Care Reform Law
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Links to Rules and Implementation Guidelines Pertaining to the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Jackson & Lewis Health Care Reform Resource Center
- Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
- Exchange Notification Technical Release
- Department of Labor Model Language for Employee Exchange Notification
ABOUT OUR HEALTH CARE CONSULTANT
Donna Steward has 18 years experience with health care policy at both the state and federal level and 8 years experience lobbying state legislators on private market solutions for health care reform. She is currently President of Kiawe Public Affairs and specializes in health care advocacy for small business owners. Before joining Kiawe Public Affairs, Donna worked as Government Affairs Director for the Association of Washington Business (AWB), where she advocated for businesses on health care, education and unemployment insurance issues.
Steward has also worked as Associate Regional Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where she had responsibility for Medicare contractors in 36 states and $33 billion in annual Medicare claims. She also spent five years as a Legislative Research Analyst for the Washington State Legislature, focusing on health care policy. Steward is a native Washingtonian and graduate of the University of Washington with a BA in Economics.