06 Jul 2020 PCORI Fee Reminder
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee was scheduled to sunset at the end of 2019, but the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 amended Section 4375 of the Internal Revenue...
Legislative Updates
02 Mar 3 Things Employers Need to Know About Texas Court ACA Ruling
Updated March 2, 2020: On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a third challenge to the Affordable Care Act case. The court did not say when it would hear the...
29 Aug The Washington, D.C., individual mandate has been delivered. Here’s what it means.
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Call this a case of “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” When the Affordable Care Act’s Individual Mandate provision was reduced to $0 on Jan. 1, 2019,...
23 May Keeping up with the ever-changing pace of the ACA
Managing your compliance within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is hardly a one-time obligation. Instead, effective ACA compliance requires constant monitoring, a task made ever more difficult by the fact...
28 Feb Employers: Questions on the future of Association Health Plans
In the healthcare world, President Trump’s dislike for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is well documented and while his initiatives to overthrow the ACA in its entirety have failed, his...
27 Feb Will new Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) become popular with large employers?
Employer-provided healthcare continues to be the largest source of coverage in the United States. It’s also one of the most appreciated employee benefits offered. The Trump Administration has issued proposed...
28 Jan Affordable Care Act: What to expect in 2019 and beyond
In November 2018, Democrats secured 218 seats in the mid-term elections to gain back control over the House of Representatives and deliver a decidedly pro-ACA House of Representatives. Demand for...
26 Nov 5 Key Considerations Raised by Newly Proposed HRA Regulation
Healthcare continues to be a focus of the Trump Administration and President Trump has used Executive Orders to drive regulatory change. In October 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order...
26 Nov Keeping up with IRS Letter 226-J
A year ago the IRS began issuing Letter 226-J notifying employers — those that may not have complied with section 4980H(a) and (b) of the ACA employer mandate during the...