Earlier this year, we brought you the updated ACA and IRS limits for your health care plans for 2018. The IRS released a revision to the HSA family contribution rate.…
3.13.2018
Annette Bechtold
Growing in popularity since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014, Health Care Sharing Ministries (HCSMs) provide individuals with a unique option to obtain assistance with healthcare…
3.06.2018
On January 5, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its proposed rule expanding the circumstances under which employer groups may band together to purchase health insurance for their employees.…
2.05.2018
Compliance Confidence
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Quarterly Employee Benefits Legislative and Regulatory Compliance Update
Employee benefits compliance is ever-changing with the introduction of new legislation and regulations. Watch our first quarter update on recent legislative and regulatory proposals and changes.
1.24.2018
There was a dramatic end to the current Congressional tug-of-war regarding the government shutdown. Both the Senate (81-18) and House (266-150) approved HR 195 (115), the stop-gap bill granting additional…
1.23.2018
As Congress wrapped up for the year, they left Washington successfully using a budget reconciliation action to affect change. Although the original intent was exclusively for healthcare reform, this sweeping…
1.03.2018
It's been quite a year in healthcare. Since President Trump's executive order in January, the future of healthcare in this country has been confusing and uncertain. As the nation watched…
12.11.2017
About eight years ago, the ACA made its way into the spotlight promising greater access, choice, and coverage for all. The population primarily needing assistance included those ineligible for employer-sponsored…
12.11.2017
Compliance Confidence
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[Webinar Playback] Healthcare Reform - Determining Applicable Large Employer Status and Employer Shared Responsibility for Full-Time Employees
Are you struggling to figure out if you are or are not an Applicable Large Employer (ALE) under the ACA and to which employees you are required to offer coverage?…
12.07.2017
Compliance Confidence
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[Webinar Playback] Medicare Secondary Payer - Beware of Compliance Pitfalls With Your Medicare-Eligible Population
Baby Boomers, many of whom are approaching or already Medicare-aged, currently make up the largest sector of the workforce. With this in mind, it is important for employers to understand…
11.17.2017
Compliance Confidence
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Employer Shared Responsibility Recap: IRS to Enforce Rules and Penalties
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) put in place the employer shared responsibility requiring applicable large employers (ALEs), or ALE members, to offer minimum essential coverage to their full-time employees or…
11.06.2017