To help members make sure they are in compliance with the new requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or health care law, ABC is offering a 2012 compliance checklist (PDF). 

The checklist covers the following topics:

• Grandfathered plan status
• Summary of benefits and coverage
• 60-day notice of plan changes
• Women’s preventive care guidelines
• Medical loss ratio rebates
• W-2 reporting
• Tax changes for age 26 coverage
• Comparative effectiveness research fees
• Small business tax credit

In addition, ABC is offering an overview of the developments that took place in 2011. 

For more information, contact Sam Melamed at ABC Merit Choice Insurance, [email protected], or Karen Livingston, ABC director of policy, [email protected].