Buck Consultants Analyzes Excepted Benefits Guidance

In "Final Regulations Address Limited-Scope Vision and Dental Benefits and EAPs," Buck Consultants, a Xerox Company indicates that:

"The Departments issued final regulations addressing limited-scope vision and dental, long-term care benefits, and EAPs as HIPAA-excepted benefits. Based on comments regarding the proposed regulations, these final regulations make minor but significant changes. The regulations provide guidance and relief for employers sponsoring these affected benefits and should be carefully reviewed for implementation in 2015. Guidance discussing “wraparound” benefits, introduced in the proposed regulations, will be issued at a future date."

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