{"id":2736,"date":"2014-01-13T11:19:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T15:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=2736"},"modified":"2014-01-13T11:19:12","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T15:19:12","slug":"federal-government-making-changes-to-how-communities-deal-with-volunteer-firefighters-under-the-aca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2014\/01\/13\/federal-government-making-changes-to-how-communities-deal-with-volunteer-firefighters-under-the-aca\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Government Making Changes to How Communities Deal with Volunteer Firefighters Under the ACA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, several articles have appeared that reference a “glitch” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), in which communities with more than 50 employees\u00a0will be forced to provide coverage for volunteer firefighters. Since this came about, Treasury and the IRS have reviewed the information and just released a statement, saying they will be providing rules soon that addresses this unintended consequence. The release from Treasury can be found by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Summer Minnick is Director of Policy Initiatives and Federal Affairs. She can be reached at 517-908-0301 or sminnick@mml.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently, several articles have appeared that reference a “glitch” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), in which communities with more than 50 employees\u00a0will be forced to provide coverage for volunteer firefighters. 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