The Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the spring 2019 regulatory agenda. Though the list spans across many areas, we’ve broken out the specific regulations, proposed…
6.04.2019
Farah Waleed
Compliance Confidence
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Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Spring 2019 Agenda
As of 2015, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires applicable large employers (ALEs) to offer affordable minimum essential coverage to full-time employees and their dependents. ALEs must report information about…
5.17.2019
In December of 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Reform Act of 2017. One of the provisions of this law was repealing the individual mandate by making the penalty…
4.22.2019
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Indictments Involving Telemedicine $1.2 Billion Medicare Fraud Scheme
On April 9, 2019, one of the largest healthcare fraud schemes brought about charges against 24 individuals. This list includes CEOs, COOs and others associated with five telemedicine companies, owners…
4.20.2019
Compliance Confidence
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CMS Drug Dashboard Updated With Prescription Drug Pricing and Spending Data
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated its Drug Spending Dashboards (Dashboards) with data for 2017. CMS first released these Dashboards in May of 2018 to provide more…
3.26.2019
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IRS Provides Examples of When an Employer Can Recover HSA Contributions
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Information Letter 2018-0033, providing more clarification in regards to certain situations that would allow an employer to request the return of mistaken Health…
2.22.2019
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued their final regulations for inflation adjustments of civil monetary penalties for employer-sponsored health plans. This annual adjustment is based on the cost-of-living increase of…
1.31.2019
Compliance Confidence
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Issues Annual Adjusted Civil Monetary Penalties
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced their annual adjustments of civil monetary penalties that impact employer-sponsored health plans. The latest adjustments are based on a cost-of-living…
11.02.2018
As a compliance specialist, Farah Waleed works within the compliance team to provide support and solutions to all compliance related issues. She has experience with ERISA as a former compliance…
10.17.2018
Understand the special circumstances in which an employer is permitted to cover the costs of an employee’s health plan outside of the employer-sponsored plan.
10.10.2018
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) qualifying events are common issues that arise for employers and may generate questions about how to navigate through offering qualifying employees with notices and…
5.24.2018