Technology has expanded the way we communicate and receive care. It is more important than ever to understand your obligations as a group health plan to comply with HIPAA, which…
2.20.2020
Compliance Confidence
ACA and regulatory compliance today can be the source of great concern and frustration for plan managers. Our dedicated team of attorneys and experts is solely focused on analyzing and interpreting benefit regulations to provide you with the advice and actions steps you need to meet your regulatory responsibilities.
In Notice 2019-63, the IRS provided welcomes ACA reporting relief for employers and insurance carriers. As with prior years, the IRS extended the deadlines to complete and distribute certain ACA…
2.12.2020
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), signed into law at the end of 2017, made tax changes to qualified transportation plans. As previously reported, tax-exempt organizations that sponsored commuter…
2.10.2020
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued its 2020 annual adjustments of civil monetary penalties for benefits-related violations for employer-sponsored plans. These annual penalty adjustments are derived from The Inflation Adjustment…
2.06.2020
Compliance Confidence
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The Future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA): Ongoing Developments in the Constitutionality Challenge
The debate on the constitutionality of the individual mandate and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) itself began shortly after the 2010 passage of the ACA. Opponents of the requirement for…
1.27.2020
The health insurance landscape is changing. Workplaces and workforces are changing. Employers keeping up with these changes may be looking for creative plan designs or alternative delivery systems to help…
1.23.2020
The recent passage of the government spending bill left us celebrating the repeal of three ACA provisions: the health insurance tax (HIT), i.e., the tax on health insurers, the medical…
1.13.2020
Thanks to health care reform, employees can cover adult children on their health plan up to age 26. However, due to HSA rules, you may not be able to spend…
12.22.2019
Compliance Confidence, News
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Newsbrief–Lawmakers Repeal ACA Taxes: Congress and the President Provide Employers and Employees with an Early Holiday Present
Put on the breaks and turn off the engine–there may be no implementation of the “Cadillac” tax. The end-of-year spending bill, passed by the House on December 17, includes its…
12.18.2019
Employee benefits compliance is ever-changing with the introduction of new legislation and regulations. Check out this quarterly update on recent legislative and regulatory proposals and changes as you head into…
12.11.2019
One of the pillars of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the Shared Responsibility for Individuals. This provision requires individuals to carry minimum essential health care coverage or pay a…
12.06.2019