<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Certificates of Creditable Coverage ….. bye bye!
It isn’t new news that pre-existing condition limitations are no longer permitted in U.S. health plans. The battle cries of reform advocates and nearly every […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Mental Health Parity Resource Materials
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) has provided updated resource materials on its website! Mental Health Parity: If you wish to review […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Minimum Value Calculator and In-Patient Hospitalization
On November 4, 2014, the IRS issued Notice 2014-69 which addresses the question of whether a group health plan that excludes coverage for in-patient hospitalization […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Transitional Reinsurance Fee – Ordinary Business Expense
The Transitional Reinsurance Program was established by Section 1341 of the Affordable Care Act. The intent of the program is to help stabilize premiums for […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Deadline Delay for Health Plan Identifier (HPID)
Effective October 31, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announce a delay in the enforcement of the deadline by which health plans […]
<span style="color: rgb(120, 92, 165); font-family: arial;"><b>401(k):</b></span> Inflation Adjustments for 2015 401(k) Plan Limits
The IRS has provided 401(k) inflation adjustments for 2015 that impact certain dollar limits that apply to 401(k) plans for 2015. An overview of the […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> IRS Releases Draft Reporting Instructions
In an update to our earlier blog on draft forms for Sections 6055 and 6056 reporting, the IRS has now released draft instructions to accompany […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Phase Down of ERRP Web Site
Phase Down of ERRP Web Site: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is phasing down the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) Secure Website (SWS) so […]
<span style="color: rgb(120, 92, 165); font-family: arial;"><b>401(k)</b></span> 401(k): Same-Sex Marriage Guidance
401(k): Same-Sex Marriage Guidance–Key Section of DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional The Supreme Court recently struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which […]