IRS Proposes Rule Requiring Employer Plans To Cover Hospitals, Physicians

IRS on Monday proposed a rule that requires employer plans to offer hospital and physician services in addition to hitting a 60 percent actuarial value order to meet the ACA's definition of a minimum value and thus avoid paying a fee under the employer mandate. The rule, which provides a transition period for employers that offered non-compliant coverage prior to Nov. 4, 2014, aligns the IRS and HHS policies that evolved after Kaiser Health News reported that employer plans could...