<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Minimum Value Loophole Closed and Countdown Begins!
Applicable large employers (ALEs) must offer employer sponsored coverage that is both affordable and provides minimum value to their employees and dependents. Failure to provide […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Form 1095-C….are you ready for ‘Pay or Play’ Reporting?
Are you ready? Many of you might call that a loaded question. Is there a way to even know for sure if we are ready? […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> IRS Released Finalized Forms 1094 and 1095 “B & C”
The IRS has released Finalized Forms 1094 and 1095 “B & C” for 2014. Forms 1094-B and 1095-B relate to the Individual Mandate (Section 6055) […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Reinsurance Contribution Rates for 2016
November 26, 2014: The Department of Health and Human Services released proposed 2016 Reinsurance Contribution Rates. Click Here The proposed reinsurance contribution rate for 2016 is […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> ACA Forms 1094 & 1095 Reporting
You heard it was coming and you’ve seen it start to arrive. You’ve also heard the old saying, “In Like a Lion and Out Like […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Low Stop-loss Specs and the ACA
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued guidance [TR 2014-01] expressing its views on whether ERISA preempts state regulation of stop-loss insurance. This guidance will […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> Expatriate Plan Exemptions from the ACA
President Obama has signed legislation intended to clarify the application of the ACA to “expatriate health plans”. The legislation – which applies to both insured […]
<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> Transitional Reinsurance Form Available
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Transitional Reinsurance Program Annual Enrollment and Contribution Form will be available on October 24, […]