"Employers must provide the Medicare Part D, CHIP, and WHCRA notices annually. All three can be satisfied together by timing their distribution to meet the October 15 Notice of Creditable Coverage deadline.... The new mid-year update of the DOL Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Model Notice ... marks the unofficial start to the protracted health and welfare plan annual notice season for the upcoming year. [This article] outlines the required and recommended notices to include in the distribution to employees."  MORE >>