Looming Employer Deadlines for Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act

It has been a little over a year since then-Governor Mitt Romney signed the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act (the Act) and the effective date of significant portions of the Act—July 1, 2007—is right around the corner.

While the Act has been changed twice since last year, and related regulations are proposed, revised, and sometimes withdrawn at a bewildering speed, there are a number of obligations that employers should be aware of and be prepared to react to over the remainder of 2007. There are also many other new rules focused on mandatory medical insurance for Massachusetts residents (effective July 1, 2007) and insured medical plan mandates, but such rules are beyond the scope of this LawFlash.

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