Health Care Reform

News and Updates

Mar 14

Updated Indexed Dollar Limits Chart

The various federal agencies regularly release Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other indexed dollar limits for health and group benefit...

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Aug 23, 2022

Updated Indexed Dollar Limits Chart

The various federal agencies regularly release Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other indexed dollar limits for health and group benefit...

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Nov 29, 2021

IRS Grants Permanent Extensions for Individual ACA Health Coverage Reporting

The IRS has announced a welcome 30-day extension of the 2022 due date for certain entities to provide 2021 Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

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Sep 8, 2021

Medicare Part D Notices Due Before October 15

Group health plan sponsors that provide prescription drug coverage are required to annually disclose to individuals who are eligible for...

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Sep 7, 2021

ACA Affordability Threshold Will Decrease to 9.61% in 2022

The IRS announced that the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability threshold for employers will decrease from 9.83% in 2021 to 9.61%...

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Jul 28, 2021

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Preventive Care FAQs Issued for HIV Prevention

Federal agencies have issued frequently asked questions (FAQ) guidance explaining how non-grandfathered health insurance plans must...

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Jun 22, 2021

ACA Survives Latest Challenge

On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court again ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will remain in place, at least for the...

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Jun 30, 2020

Health Program Protections for Gender Identity and Sexual Preference

On June 12, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule to be effective August 18, 2020 under Section...

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Mar 2, 2020

US Supreme Court to Rule on the ACA…Again

The US Supreme Court announced on March 2nd, that it will review the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA)...

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Nov 27, 2019

Updated ACA Indexed Dollar Limits Chart - June 2019

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Aug 15, 2019

Expansion of Allowable Preventive Benefits Under HDHPs

A recently released IRS Notice immediately expands the list of preventive care benefits permitted to be provided by a high deductible...

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Jul 19, 2019

Affordable Care Act – Challenges and Changes Continue

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama it has become embedded in our nation’s health care...

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Jun 21, 2019

Updated ACA Indexed Dollar Limits Chart

Each year, the agencies release Affordable Care Act (ACA) indexed dollar limits. The table below is a current summary of these amounts...

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May 14, 2019

PCORI Fee Due to IRS July 31

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee for plan years ending on and after January 1, 2018 and on and before...

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Apr 8, 2019

New Association Health Plan Rules On Hold

In 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule that gave small businesses more freedom to join together as a single group...

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Apr 2, 2019

Affordable Care Act - Future of Law Remains Uncertain

It has been nine years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama, and since then it has become...

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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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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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