Last week, the IRS released Notice 2014-69. The notice states that plans that do not provide in-patient hospitalization or physician services do not provide "minimum value" as that term is defined by the ACA. Does this notice and the regulations forthcoming affect so-called "MEC plans" we have previously discussed here and here? No. MEC plans are not affected by this notice. This notice is specifically directed at plans that claim to mee the minimum value requirement unde