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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 28, 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...
Jun 7, 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...
Jun 5, 2018
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
Tax Law Signed - Repeals Individual Mandate Penalties
Congress has passed and President Trump has signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which, among other things, repeals the Affordable Care Act...
Dec 26, 2017
Updated ACA Indexed Dollar Limits Chart
Each year the agencies release ACA indexed dollar limits. The below table is a current summary of these amounts for your reference. We...
Oct 20, 2017
Rules Relax Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor announced two companion interim final rules effective October 6, 2017...
Oct 18, 2017
DOL Inflation Adjustment to Benefits Related Penalties
In 2015, Congress passed the 2015 Inflation Adjustment Act which directs agencies across the federal government to determine the last...
Jul 14, 2017
Vote on Senate Republican Healthcare Bill Postponed
On June 27, the Senate Republican leadership announced that it had postponed a vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA),...
Jun 29, 2017
PCORI Fee Due to IRS July 31
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee for plan years ending on and after January 1, 2016 and on and before...
May 18, 2017
Updated ACA Indexed Dollar Limits Chart
Each year the agencies release ACA indexed dollar limits. The table below is a current summary of these amounts for your reference. We...
May 11, 2017
PCORI Fee Due to the IRS August 1
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee for plan years ending on and after January 1, 2015 and on and before...
Jun 13, 2016
New EEOC Rules - Implications for Wellness Programs
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued final rules that describe how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and...
May 25, 2016
Proposed SBC Templates
The Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) recently issued a proposed new...
Mar 23, 2016
2016 Calendar Year Prescription Drug Plans Must ReportCreditable Coverage Status to CMS by February
In accordance with requirements imposed under The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and the...
Feb 23, 2016
Employers Turn to Deductibles and Out-of-Pocket Limits toManage Pharmacy Costs
According to a new report from the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) pharmacy deductibles and annual out-of-pocket limits are...
Feb 10, 2016
IRS Questions and Answers about Health Coverage Forms forIndividuals
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created new reporting complexities for employers and employees related to the requirement that all...
Jan 14, 2016
ACA Automatic Enrollment Requirement Repealed
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 into law, repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) automatic...
Nov 3, 2015