<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> 2014 Employer Plan Year Reminders
The following is a recap of some of the provisions impacting employer plans for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. Please note […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Legal Status of Certain Account-Based Funding Arrangements Under the Affordable Care Act
Recent guidance from the Department of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services has clarified the legal status of certain account-based funding arrangements under the […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Transition Relief for Policy Terminations
In a November 14, 2013 letter to the Insurance Commissioners of all the States, the government announced transition relief for policy terminations in the individual […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Recent ACA Guidance Recap
Several government agencies have recently issued clarifying regulations/FAQs and proposed rules. See below for a summary of this information. Small Business Health Care Tax Credit: The IRS […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Guidance on Minimum Essential Coverage
Final regulations issued August 27th on the individual mandate included provisions clarifying what constitutes Minimum Essential Coverage under an eligible employer sponsored plan. This is relevant in […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Clarifying Out-of-Pocket Limits for 2014
Out-of-Pocket Limits for 2014: There have been recent reports in the media about a delay in imposing the maximum amount of cost sharing that participant’s […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Contraception Coverage and Religious Organizations
Contraception Coverage and Religious Organizations: The ACA mandates that all non-grandfathered health plans and health insurance policies provide coverage for preventive services as recommended by the […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> New IRS Q&A’s on PCORI Fee
Click here to view the posting. The questions they answer are shown below: Q1. What is the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund fee? Q2. When does the […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Delay of Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions
IRS Notice on Delay of Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions: On July 9, 2013, the IRS issued Notice 2013-45, which confirmed a prior announcement by the Administration delaying […]