DDI Benefits Newsletter | May 2013

May 2013

In this newsletter

• DDI health reform seminar

• Free ACA impact analysis for all DDI clients

DDI Health Reform Seminar well attended

See presentation slides below

On May 1st DDI hosted a Healthcare Reform breakfast seminar with Dave Uyemura, a well respected Employee Benefits Attorney and Principal and Owner of Regulatory Compliance Resources, LLC. Dave gave a comprehensive overview of the new reform provisions and employer responsibilities. If you were unable to attend, click here to review the presentation slides. Video clips of Dave’s  presentation will be posted on our website soon.

Topics covered were:

• Timeline of provisions: past, present and future
• Health Insurance Exchanges—Who? What? Why?
• The Individual Mandate—subsidies and affects on group coverage
• Pay or Play Mandate for large groups
• Reform taxes and fees

Healthcare Reform: will you act or react?

So now that you have been to a few, or maybe several, seminars and webinars, what do you do next? As your employee benefits brokers we are in the best position to help you navigate the new law. With DDI’s comprehensive new suite of PPACA Compliance, Benefits Administration and HR Services we are especially equipped to help you weather the storm of reform to hit in 2014. Click here to see our new flyer outlining our services to help you comply with the new law, while
keeping your best interests in the forefront.

How can DDI help? FREE Customized ACA impact analysis

We are pleased to announce that all DDI health insurance clients will be offered the following customized ACA decision support analysis services, utilizing our comprehensive software that has been thoroughly vetted for accuracy and
compliance with ACA regulations, free of charge. Calculation of tax liability under the “play or pay” tax Minimum wage levels to avoid triggering “unaffordable coverage” requirements

• Small Business Health Care Tax Credit eligibility
• Healthcare reform provision applicability
• Future healthcare costs
• Alternate PPACA strategies
• Individual subsidy eligibility and calculation
• FTE Employee Calculator
• “Cadillac Plan” tax applicability and liability
• Customized summary of findings and recommendations

If you are not currently a DDI health insurance client, give us call for a full benefits review.

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For more information on creating a customized benefits package for your employees, contact DDI Benefits at 503.206.5654, or via email to dena@ddibenefits.com