Q3 Health Reform and Legislative Updates
30 September, 2020
From shifting industry trends to compliance considerations, the market is always changing. Our blog is your constant resource for the information you need to keep your team informed and your business moving forward.
What’s next with the ACA and the Supreme Court Case
The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice who has been a long-standing champion for women’s rights and the civil rights of all Americans, passed away earlier this...
30 September, 2020
IRS Publishes New Draft Form 1095 with Changes for ICHRA Plans
The IRS has published draft Forms 1094 and 1095 for 2020. Unlike the last few years, this year, the IRS has made several changes to its forms to accommodate for...
29 September, 2020
Remote working is changing the way companies hire, and affecting state reporting
While state individual mandate reporting is not new this year, it just became more important to pay attention to. When a major event happens that poses a threat, like the COVID-19...
22 September, 2020
IRS Raises Affordability Percentage for 2021
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Revenue Procedure 2020-36 increasing the affordability percentage index from 9.78% in 2020 to 9.83% for the 2021 plan year. Coverage will be considered affordable...
11 August, 2020
Maintain your state-based mandate coverage with our new eBook
Complying with the federal Affordable Care Act reporting requirements is tricky enough, employers now have to track and comply with states that have begun instituting their own individual reporting requirements....
24 July, 2020
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...
06 July, 2020
Q2 Health Reform and Legislative Updates
26 June, 2020
The California individual mandate and the penalty companies should be watching
Last summer, California joined the growing list of states enacting their own individual mandates. The mandate that was signed into law took effect Jan. 1, 2020. On March 23, 2020, the California...
23 June, 2020
Key insights you can use to manage your benefits in 2020 and beyond
This year, more than ever before, we could all use a little insight into our workforce and what the future holds. This is true for a firm’s human resources department as...
11 June, 2020