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News and Updates

Mar 12, 2018

Updated ACA Indexed Dollar Limits Chart - March 2018

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Mar 9, 2018

HSA 2018 Family Limit Reduced

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has surprisingly announced that the maximum contribution limit to a Health Savings Account ( "HSA")...

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Dec 26, 2017

Tax Law Signed - Repeals Individual Mandate Penalties

Congress has passed and President Trump has signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which, among other things, repeals the Affordable Care Act...

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Oct 20, 2017

Updated ACA Indexed Dollar Limits Chart

Each year the agencies release ACA indexed dollar limits. The below table is a current summary of these amounts for your reference. We...

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Oct 18, 2017

Rules Relax Contraceptive Coverage Mandate

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor announced two companion interim final rules effective October 6, 2017...

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Jul 14, 2017

DOL Inflation Adjustment to Benefits Related Penalties

In 2015, Congress passed the 2015 Inflation Adjustment Act which directs agencies across the federal government to determine the last...

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Jun 29, 2017

Vote on Senate Republican Healthcare Bill Postponed

On June 27, the Senate Republican leadership announced that it had postponed a vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA),...

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May 18, 2017

PCORI Fee Due to IRS July 31

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee for plan years ending on and after January 1, 2016 and on and before...

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May 11, 2017

Updated ACA Indexed Dollar Limits Chart

Each year the agencies release ACA indexed dollar limits. The table below is a current summary of these amounts for your reference. We...

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Jun 13, 2016

PCORI Fee Due to the IRS August 1

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee for plan years ending on and after January 1, 2015 and on and before...

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May 25, 2016

New EEOC Rules - Implications for Wellness Programs

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued final rules that describe how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and...

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Mar 23, 2016

Proposed SBC Templates

The Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) recently issued a proposed new...

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Feb 23, 2016

2016 Calendar Year Prescription Drug Plans Must ReportCreditable Coverage Status to CMS by February

In accordance with requirements imposed under The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) and the...

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Feb 10, 2016

Employers Turn to Deductibles and Out-of-Pocket Limits toManage Pharmacy Costs

According to a new report from the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) pharmacy deductibles and annual out-of-pocket limits are...

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Jan 14, 2016

IRS Questions and Answers about Health Coverage Forms forIndividuals

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created new reporting complexities for employers and employees related to the requirement that all...

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Nov 3, 2015

ACA Automatic Enrollment Requirement Repealed

On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 into law, repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) automatic...

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Oct 14, 2015

ACA Change to Small Group Market Definition

President Obama has signed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act that amends the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

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Jun 26, 2015

Reminder: PCORI Fee Due July 31, 2015

The due date for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee of July 31, 2015 is fast-approaching. Plan sponsors of...

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Jun 4, 2015

Family OOPs and Deductibles

The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL) and Treasury have issued FAQs clarifying the treatment of out-of-pocket...

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Feb 26, 2015

More Guidance on Employer Payment Plans

The Departments of Treasury (IRS), Labor (DOL), and Health & Human Services (HHS) continue to issue reinforcing guidance on their...

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