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Creditable Coverage Online Disclosure to CMS Due by February 29, 2024 for Calendar Year Plans
Group health plan (GHP) sponsors that offer prescription drug (Rx) coverage must, at least annually, notify Medicare Part D eligible...
Jan 19, 2024
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...
Dec 1, 2023
ACA Reporting: Process and Requirements for 2023
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), self-insured companies that provide health insurance to their employees and large businesses must...
Nov 21, 2023
New Gag Clause Compliance Attestation Due by December 31, 2023
Since December of 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) has prohibited group health plans (GHPs) and issuers from...
Oct 25, 2023
Medicare Part D Notices Due Before October 15th
Each year group health plan (GHP) sponsors that provide prescription drug coverage are required to annually disclose to Medicare (Part D)...
Sep 13, 2023
Updated Indexed Dollar Limits Chart – August 2023
The various federal agencies regularly release Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other indexed dollar limits for health and group benefit...
Sep 8, 2023
Fully Insured Sponsors May Receive Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Rebates
Plan sponsors of certain fully-insured group health plans may soon receive a medical loss ratio (MLR) rebate from their health insurance...
Aug 22, 2023
Federal Rules Released to Strengthen Mental Health Parity Compliance
The federal agencies have released new proposed Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) rules to help better ensure people seeking coverage for mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) care can access treatment as easily as people seeking coverage for medical/surgical (M/S) treatment. This parity requirement applies to both financial quantitative treatment limitations (QTLs) like co-pay and dollar limits or limitations on the number of days of treatmen
Jul 27, 2023
ACA’s PCORI Fee Due to IRS July 31, 2023
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (“PCORI”) fee was established as part of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) to fund medical...
May 31, 2023
COVID Emergency Periods Coming to an End: New Guidance Issued for Group Health Plans
The federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and National Emergency are officially coming to an end. The federal agencies have issued guidance in an effort to ensure that workers and their families are aware of any changes that may be coming their way due to the termination of the emergencies. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has also expressed their commitment to work with employers and plan sponsors to ensure a smooth transition as the federal government unwinds some of t
Apr 13, 2023