President Obama has signed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act that amends the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

The due date for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee of July 31, 2015 is fast-approaching. Plan sponsors of...

The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL) and Treasury have issued FAQs clarifying the treatment of out-of-pocket...

The Departments of Treasury (IRS), Labor (DOL), and Health & Human Services (HHS) continue to issue reinforcing guidance on their...

Many employers offer compliant wellness programs under their group health plans, and use health risk assessment (HRA) and biometric...

In new frequently asked questions (FAQs), the agencies clarify a prior rule that addressed employers who wish to assist employees in...

The IRS recently issued Notice 2014-69 to clarify that plans that do not provide in-patient hospitalization or physician services (a...

The employer shared responsibility “pay or play” mandate and health coverage reporting under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begin January...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear yet another case challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA), this one related to the exchange...

CMS has announced a filing extension for the annual enrollment and submission contribution forms required to pay the Transitional...

The IRS has released new inflation-adjusted amounts for 2015. Typically updated annually to reflect cost-of-living adjustments, the...

According to the CMS’ HPID website, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is delaying, until further notice, enforcement of...

All required steps for the transitional reinsurance program (TRP) contribution submission process can now be completed on pay.gov as the...

New Notice 2014-55 permits status change elections in two situations where they were not previously allowed. The new status change...

One of the issues all employers have to contend with is staying current with the many obligations for local, state, and federal taxes....

A newly released final rule adjusts regulations originally issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...

The Transitional Reinsurance Program (TRP) fee is intended to repay insurance companies for a portion of the cost of covering high-risk...

Controlling health plans (CHPs), including employer sponsored self-insured health plans, are required to obtain health plan identifiers...

Medicare Part D imposes disclosure requirements on employers with group health plans that provide prescription drug coverage to...

New proposed and interim rules were recently issued in response to the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision. The new rules provide new...