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​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...
Nov 29, 2018
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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...
Nov 5, 2018
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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...
Oct 30, 2018
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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...
Oct 16, 2018
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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,...
Oct 4, 2018
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Important Wellness Regulation Update for 2019
Recent federal court action has called to question federal regulations related to requirements for wellness programs that ask...
Oct 1, 2018
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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...
Oct 1, 2018
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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...
Sep 18, 2018
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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...
Jun 27, 2018
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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...
Jun 6, 2018
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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...
Jun 6, 2018
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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...
May 2, 2018
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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...
May 1, 2018
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Proposed Guidance on Implementing Mental Health Parity and Substance Use Disorder Rules
The agencies have issued a package of recent guidance on mental health parity implementation that reflects an enhanced focus on...
Apr 30, 2018
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HSA 2018 Family Limit Reduced
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has surprisingly announced that the maximum contribution limit to a Health Savings Account ( "HSA")...
Mar 9, 2018
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New Disability Claims Procedures
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that April 1, 2018 is the applicable date for employee benefit plans to comply with...
Feb 28, 2018
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Wellness Rules Unchanged – For Now
Late last year the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was ordered to reconsider rules issued in 2016 regarding wellness...
Feb 20, 2018
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