Finance & markets · 24/06/2011

IRS and Department of Labor Issue Proposed Regulations for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor, along with the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are issuing proposed regulations for group health plans and health insurance issuers regarding internal claims and appeals and external review processes under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).