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Dec 21, 2018
Another Important Wellness Regulation Update for 2019
This is a follow up to our October Update addressing changes to wellness programs effective January 1, 2019. In that update we addressed...
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Dec 19, 2018
Legal Challenge to the ACA - Again
The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is front and center again due to a federal district court ruling last week that struck down...
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Dec 4, 2018
IRS Extends Due Date to Issue Health Coverage Forms to Individuals in 2019
The IRS has announced an unexpected and welcome extension of the 2019 due date for certain entities to provide 2018 health coverage...
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Nov 30, 2018
More Guidance on HRAs Integrated with Individual Health Insurance
We recently released an Update summarizing new proposed regulations that would expand the usability of health reimbursement arrangements...
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Nov 29, 2018
​Final Rules on Religious Objections and Contraceptive Coverage Under the ACA
Two newly released final rules provide conscience protections to those who have a religious or moral objection to health insurance that...
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Nov 5, 2018
NJ Adopts Website to Promote Health Insurance Enrollment
This past summer the New Jersey state legislature enacted its own individual health care mandate that requires New Jersey residents to...
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Oct 31, 2018
Proposal to Expand the Use of Health Reimbursement Accounts
A new proposed regulation would expand the usability of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) if certain conditions are met. If...
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Oct 17, 2018
Proposed Legislation to Amend the ACA’s 30-Hour Rule
The US House of Representatives is planning to vote on legislation that would change the definition of a full-time worker under the...
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Oct 5, 2018
Final 2018 ACA Reporting Forms Released
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final 1095-A, 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C forms that employers, plan sponsors,...
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Oct 2, 2018
Important Wellness Regulation Update for 2019
Recent federal court action has called to question federal regulations related to requirements for wellness programs that ask...
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Oct 2, 2018
ACA Employer Mandate/Reporting for Calendar Year 2018
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has imposed significant information reporting responsibilities on insurance companies and applicable large...
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Sep 19, 2018
Medicare Part D Notices Due Before October 15
Group health plan sponsors that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare Part D eligible individuals must notify these individuals...
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Jun 28, 2018
Final Rule Expands Association Health Plans
The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule regarding association health plans (AHPs). Information about the rule and other...
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Jun 7, 2018
NJ Out of Network Health Bill Signed
New Jersey now has a new law aimed at curtailing out-of-network (OON) healthcare costs. Notably, the new law won’t apply to self-insured...
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Jun 7, 2018
NJ Adopts Individual Health Insurance Mandate
The New Jersey Health Insurance Market Preservation Act was signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy enacting a state-level individual...
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Jun 5, 2018
PCORI Fee Due to IRS July 31
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee for plan years ending on and after January 1, 2017 and on and before...
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May 3, 2018
NJ Paid Sick Leave Law Enacted
New Jersey has adopted, effective October 29, 2018, a Paid Sick Leave Act that requires employers with employees in NJ to provide one...
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May 2, 2018
HSA/HDHP Update - $6,900 is Family HSA Contribution Limit for 2018
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has now determined that it is in the best interest of sound and efficient tax administration to allow...
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