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Nov 3, 2017

ACA Individual and Employer Mandate – Reporting Update

The IRS has announced that in order to avoid refund and processing delays when filing 2017 personal federal income tax returns in 2018,...

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Oct 25, 2017

Proposals to Stabilize ACA Individual Markets

Many employers have reason to be concerned about the troubled Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual market place and the Trump...

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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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Oct 13, 2017

Executive Order to Expand Access to Healthcare

On October 12 President Trump signed an executive order calling upon the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to consider, among other things,...

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Oct 4, 2017

Final 2017 ACA Reporting Forms Released

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued final 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C forms that employers, plan sponsors and group...

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Sep 21, 2017

Senate to Vote on ACA Repeal and Replace Bill

In another effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Senate is expected to vote later next week on the...

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Aug 7, 2017

ACA Reporting - Draft 2017 Forms and Enforcement

IRS has released draft versions of the Form 1094/1095 information returns for the 2017 tax year (for filing in early 2018), which are...

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Jul 28, 2017

Senate Fails to Advance ACA Bill

Senate Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) came to an end early this morning as three Republican Senators joined...

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Jul 26, 2017

Senate Debates ACA Repeal

On the afternoon of July 25, the Senate, by a margin of 50-50 with Vice President Mike Pence casting the tie-breaking vote, agreed to a...

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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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Jun 27, 2017

CBO Score and Update to Senate Healthcare Discussion Draft

On June 26, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released their scoring of the...

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Jun 23, 2017

Breaking News: Senate Releases ACA Replacement Discussion Draft

The Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues with the Senate release of a discussion draft bill,...

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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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May 5, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: US House Passes ACA Replacement Bill

The Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues with the House passing an amended version of the...

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Mar 27, 2017

ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill Withdrawn

The Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have withdrawn the proposed Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal and replace bill...

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Mar 7, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: House Committees Issue ACA Replacement Bill

The Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is beginning to take shape, with the release by the House...

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Feb 24, 2017

Timeframe Announced for Introducing ACA Replacement

It appears more and more likely that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could be repealed or revised by the Republican-controlled 115th...

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Feb 9, 2017

Family HRA Integration FAQs Issued

The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services have issued additional guidance regarding the integration of health...

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Jan 23, 2017

Breaking News: President Trump Issues Day One ACA Executive Order

On day one of his administration, President Trump issued an Executive Order aimed at beginning the process of fulfilling one of his most...

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