What Happens to Coverage When Employees Reduce Their Hours?
The Section 125 cafeteria plan regulations and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
Audit Reveals Pay or Play Enforcement Issues
On April 7, 2017, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released the...
Why Private Exchanges Haven't Taken Off As Predicted
While the health care affordability crisis has become so significant, questions still...
Tax Treatment of Fixed Indemnity Health Plans
A fixed indemnity health plan pays a specific amount of cash for certain health-related events (for...
The “Line 22” Question: Which Box(es) Do I Check?
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals are required to have health...
Long-Awaited Repeal and Replacement Plan for ACA Unveiled
On March 6, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee released a proposed...
House Committees Release ACA Replacement Bills
On March 6, 2017, House Republicans released legislation – The American Health Care Act - as...
HHS Extends Transition Policy For Non-ACA Compliant Health Plans
On Feb. 23, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended an existing...
Keeping Pace with the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
Last fall, President Barack Obama signed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees...
Cafeteria Plans: Qualifying Events and Changing Employee Elections
Cafeteria plans, or plans governed by IRS Code Section 125, allow employers to help employees pay...
Medicare Part D Disclosures due by March 1, 2017 for Calendar Year Plans
Group health plan sponsors are required to complete an online disclosure form with the Centers...