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Obtaining and Using an HPID
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) require that...
Oct 22, 2014
New Status Changes Allowed for Cafeteria Plans
New Notice 2014-55 permits status change elections in two situations where they were not previously allowed. The new status change...
Oct 22, 2014
IRS Tax Tips for Employers on ACA Reporting Responsibilities
One of the issues all employers have to contend with is staying current with the many obligations for local, state, and federal taxes....
Oct 21, 2014
Expanded Definition of Excepted Benefits
A newly released final rule adjusts regulations originally issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...
Oct 19, 2014
Transitional Reinsurance Program (TRP) Fee –Action Items for Self-Insured Plan Sponsors
The Transitional Reinsurance Program (TRP) fee is intended to repay insurance companies for a portion of the cost of covering high-risk...
Oct 1, 2014
New Reference Guide for Obtaining HPIDs under HIPAA
Controlling health plans (CHPs), including employer sponsored self-insured health plans, are required to obtain health plan identifiers...
Sep 29, 2014
Medicare Part D Notices Due Prior to October 15th
Medicare Part D imposes disclosure requirements on employers with group health plans that provide prescription drug coverage to...
Sep 17, 2014
New contraception rules post-Hobby Lobby
New proposed and interim rules were recently issued in response to the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision. The new rules provide new...
Sep 14, 2014
Be Prepared – Health Coverage Reporting Begins January 1, 2015
The employer shared responsibility “pay or play” mandate and health coverage reporting under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begin January...
Sep 10, 2014


Information Reporting – Instructions and Guidance Released
Draft instructions were recently released for the reporting forms that will be used by employers to report information on the healthcare...
Sep 7, 2014