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02/19/20

Deadline Extended for 2019 Forms 1095-C

   

02/18/20

Medicare Part D – CMS Notification Reminder

   

02/12/20

New Jersey Legislative Updates

   

01/29/20

California Individual Mandate, Penalty, and Reporting

   

01/23/20

Parking Tax Relief for Tax-Exempt Employers

   

01/22/20

Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extended

   

01/21/20

Overtime Pay Consequences of Common Employee Benefits

   

01/16/20

Compliance Podcast: ACA Reporting Requirements: What You Need to Know

   

01/03/20

Key ACA Taxes Repealed, But the PCOR Fee Is Back

   

12/26/19

Compliance Podcast: ACA Changes in 2020

   

12/17/19

Proposed Transparency Rules for Health Plans

   

12/16/19

Final Forms 1094-C and 1095-C Issued

   

12/09/19

Deadline Extended for 2019 Forms 1095-C

   

12/04/19

CMS Reporting to Include Prescription Drug Information

   

11/25/19

Compliance Podcast: Health Care Reform Update: November 2019

   

11/12/19

2020 Cost of Living Adjustments

   

11/07/19

Reminder: Massachusetts HIRD Reporting Due December 15

   

11/06/19

IRS Announces 2020 Health Insurer Fee

   

10/22/19

Compliance Podcast: Open Enrollment Tips & HSA/HRA/FSA Reimbursement Plans

   

10/18/19

Proposed Rules Clarify Individual Coverage HRAs

   

10/17/19

California Enacts A Two Notice Requirement for FSAs

   

10/10/19

MLR Rebate Checks Recently Issued to Fully Insured Plans

   

10/07/19

New Jersey Updates 2019 Individual Mandate Employer Reporting

   

10/04/19

D.C. Implements Individual Taxpayer Health Insurance Responsibility Requirement

   

09/19/19

Medicare Part D Notification Requirements

   

09/16/19

Upcoming Deadline for Massachusetts PFML

   

09/12/19

IRS Ruling on Genetic Testing Services as Medical Care

   

09/10/19

California Relaxes Registration Requirements for Opposite-Sex Domestic Partners

   

09/09/19

Compliance Podcast: Medicare Updates for 2020

   

09/06/19

Anti-Assignment Clause Upheld Against Out-Of-Network Provider

   

08/08/19

IRS Announces 2020 ACA Affordability Indexed Amount

   

08/06/19

IRS Expands Preventive Care for QHDHPs

   

07/22/19

Compliance Podcast: Individual Coverage HRA Highlights

   

07/05/19

New Executive Order Addresses Healthcare Issues

   

07/01/19

Excepted Benefit HRAs: Highlights from the Final Rule

   

06/28/19

Individual Coverage HRAs: Highlights from the Final Rule

   

06/24/19

Court Provides Fiduciary Duty Guidance to Health Plans

   

06/20/19

Compliance Podcast: Medical Transparency & Out-of-Pocket Costs

   

05/29/19

HIPAA FAQs for Health Apps

   

05/23/19

Compliance Podcast: Drug Pricing & Transparency

   

05/22/19

2019 PCOR Fee Filing Reminder for Self-Insured Plans

   

05/06/19

Self-Funded Health Plans and Cross-Plan Offsetting

   

05/03/19

Massachusetts Publishes Family and Medical Leave Rules

   

04/26/19

Compliance Podcast: Privacy In Insurance In Our Electronic World

   

04/16/19

ACA Legal Challenges Continue

   

04/15/19

Court Strikes Down Association Health Plan Rules

   

04/12/19

Health & Welfare Plan Reporting & Disclosure Obligations

   

03/29/19

Compliance Podcast: Currently Proposed Health Care Reform Bills

   

03/27/19

New Jersey to Require Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits

   

03/26/19

Federal Government Eyes Paid Leave

   

03/25/19

ERISA Preempts Certain State Wage Withholding Laws

   

03/12/19

Proposed Changes to Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Prescription Drug Coverage

   

03/06/19

New Jersey Small Employer Stop Loss Bill

   

02/25/19

IRS Helps Employers Recover Mistaken HSA Contributions

   

02/22/19

Compliance Podcast: Health Care Reform Update

   

02/12/19

M-1 Reporting Requirements

   

02/11/19

Deadlines Extended for 2018 Forms 1095-C

   

02/08/19

Medicare Part D – CMS Notification Reminder

   

02/06/19

Proposed Rules Address Prescription Drug Pricing

   

01/29/19

Compliance Podcast: Medical Price Transparency - How Much Does It Cost?

   

01/29/19

New Jersey Updates 2019 Individual Mandate Employer Reporting

   

01/28/19

DOL Penalties Increase for 2019

   

01/25/19

2019 Federal Poverty Guidelines Announced

   

01/23/19

Proposed Settlement in Dave & Buster’s ERISA Class Action Lawsuit

   

01/22/19

Contraceptive Coverage Exemption Rules on Hold by Courts

   

01/18/19

ACA Still In Force, But With Uncertain Fate

   

12/17/18

Compliance Podcast: 2018 ACA Review & 2019 Preview

   

11/30/18

Extension of Deadline for 2018 Forms 1095-C

   

11/29/18

Wellness Program Considerations for 2019

   

11/20/18

New Prescription Drug Oversight, Transparency, and Opioid Abuse Legislation

   

11/19/18

2019 Cost of Living Adjustments

   

11/15/18

Compliance Podcast: Helpful Information for Open Enrollment

   

11/07/18

Guidance Proposes to Broaden HRA Rules

   

10/17/18

Compliance Podcast: Pre-Tax Plan Types for Out-of-Pocket Expenses

   

09/20/18

Compliance Podcast: Medicare Annual Enrollment Period – What You Need to Know

   

09/20/18

Medicare Part D Notification Requirements

   

09/13/18

Time Spent in Connection with Wellness Programs Is Not Compensable

   

08/20/18

Compliance Podcast: Short-Term Limited Duration Plans

   

08/14/18

NYC Mandates Employers Allow Temporary Schedule Changes

   

08/07/18

House Passes Legislation to Improve HSAs

   

07/26/18

New Jersey Out-of-Network Bill

   

07/18/18

Compliance Podcast: July 2018 Health Care Reform Update

   

06/29/18

Health & Welfare Plan Reporting & Disclosure Obligations

   

06/28/18

Association Health Plans Final Rules

   

06/26/18

Compliance Podcast: Association Health Plans

   

06/20/18

The ACA Undergoes a New Legal Challenge

   

06/12/18

NJ Governor Signs Bills to Stabilize Individual Market

   

06/07/18

Compliance Podcast: IRS Letter 226J - What Employers Need to Know

   

06/05/18

Proposed Rule Expands Required Electronic Filing of IRS Forms

   

06/05/18

IRS Announces 2019 ACA Affordability Indexed Amount

   

06/01/18

NYC Paid Sick Leave Law Now Includes Safe Leave

   

05/31/18

IRS Explains Letter 227

   

05/22/18

MHPAEA Enforcement Update, Compliance Tools Released & Proposed FAQs Issued

   

05/15/18

IRS Restores Original 2018 Family HSA Contribution Limit

   

05/14/18

PCOR Fee Filing Reminder for Self-Insured Plans

   

05/14/18

2019 Inflation Adjusted Amounts for HSAs

   

05/08/18

New Jersey Enacts Paid Sick Leave Law

   

05/07/18

New FAQs Address Tax Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave

   

04/04/18

Final DOL Disability Benefits Claims Procedures Effective April 1, 2018

   

04/02/18

Relief for HDHPs Required to Provide Male Contraceptives

   

03/26/18

San Francisco HCSO: Calculating Self-Funded Expenditures in 2018

   

03/23/18

Tax Credit for Employees on Paid Family or Medical Leave

   

03/12/18

IRS Decreases Some 2018 Limits: Including Maximum Family HSA Contribution

   

02/12/18

Medicare Part D - CMS Notification Reminder

   

02/06/18

DOL Penalties Increase for 2018

   

01/30/18

Short-Term Spending Bill Delays Cadillac Plan Tax and Extends CHIP

   

12/28/17

Congress Passes Tax Reform Bill

   

12/28/17

Extension of Deadline for 2017 Forms 1095-C

   

12/15/17

Received Letter 226J – Now What?

   

11/21/17

Guidance Issued on QSEHRAs

   

11/08/17

IRS FAQs on 2015 Employer Penalty Payments

   

10/31/17

New York Stop-Loss Legislation Passed

   

10/23/17

2018 Cost of Living Adjustments

   

10/18/17

New Exemptions Affect Contraceptive Services

   

10/13/17

Trump Halts Cost-Sharing Reductions

   

10/13/17

New Executive Order and Insight on the Employer Mandate

   

09/26/17

Medicare Part D Notification Requirements: Creditable Coverage Reminder

   

09/15/17

Cybersecurity Requirements for NY Licensed Agents - Deadline for Exemption

   

09/12/17

New York Paid Family Leave - Tax Guidance Issued

   

08/23/17

DOL Sues Health Plan Alleging SPD and Wellness Program Failures

   

08/22/17

Update: Employer Penalty and 1094-C/1095-C Reporting

   

08/01/17

California Limits Surprise Medical Bills

   

07/24/17

Compliance Podcast: Current Status of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

   

07/21/17

New York Paid Family Leave: Final Regulations

   

07/07/17

Mental Health Parity: FAQ 38

   

06/29/17

Republicans Delay a Vote on BCRA

   

06/26/17

Senate Releases Draft Reform Legislation

   

06/15/17

San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance

   

06/12/17

New Fiduciary Rules Impact Some HSAs

   

06/07/17

New York Paid Family Leave: Employee Contribution Set!

   

06/07/17

New York Paid Family Leave

   

06/07/17

Potential HIPAA Privacy Concerns for Employers Offering Mobile Apps

   

05/26/17

PCOR Fee Filing Reminder for Self-Insured Plans

   

05/19/17

Recent Developments Regarding the Employer Mandate

   

05/18/17

Podcast: Employer Responsibility Reporting Update: Forms 1094 & 1095

   

05/12/17

2018 Inflation Adjusted Amounts for HSAs

   

05/05/17

House Passes Bill to Repeal Obamacare

   

03/30/17

GOP Pulls AHCA Before Vote

   

03/16/17

Compliance Podcast: ACA Repeal & Replace Legislation

   

03/09/17

House Republicans Unveil ACA Repeal and Replace Legislation

   

02/15/17

Compliance Podcast: The Benefits of FSA's, HRA's, and HSA's

   

02/14/17

Medicare Part D: CMS Notification Reminder

   

02/01/17

DOL Penalties Increase for 2017

   

01/25/17

Trump's First Executive Order Addresses the ACA

   

01/19/17

Compliance Podcast – HRA Reimbursement for Small Employers

   

01/19/17

Departments Issue 35th FAQ

   

01/17/17

Update on the Status of the ACA

   

01/09/17

Relief for Small Employers with HRAs

   

12/15/16

Compliance Podcast: 1095/1094 Reminder & Changes for 2016 Filing

   

12/13/16

Beware of Phishing Email Disguised as HIPAA Privacy Audit Letter

   

11/22/16

Adjusted PCOR Fee for Fifth Filing Year Released

   

11/21/16

Extension of Deadline for 2016 Forms 1095-C Issued

   

11/15/16

Compliance Podcast: President-Elect Trump & the Future of the ACA

   

11/10/16

Election Results and the ACA: Preliminary Thoughts

   

11/07/16

Updates Regarding the NJ Small Employer Health Benefits Program

   

11/02/16

Relief Extended for Premium Reimbursement Programs for Student Employees

   

11/01/16

2017 Cost of Living Adjustments

   

10/25/16

Final 2016 Forms 1094-C and 1095-C Available

   

10/15/16

Compliance Podcast: Health Care Reform in the 2016 Election

   

10/14/16

2016 Transitional Reinsurance Fee Form Now Available

   

09/21/16

HHS Penalties Increase

   

09/15/16

Compliance Podcast: Medicare

   

09/15/16

Medicare Part D: Reminder to Distribute Creditable Coverage Notice

   

09/14/16

Opt-Out Bonuses May Affect Affordability

   

08/15/16

Compliance Podcast: Subsidies in the Federal Marketplace

   

08/01/16

ACA Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Provisions Affect Group Health Plans

   

07/27/16

Form 5500 Proposed Changes

   

07/25/16

DOL Penalties Increase

   

07/12/16

FAQ Suggests Employers Include Marketplace Options with COBRA Notices

   

07/06/16

EEOC Issues Model Notice for Wellness Programs

   

07/01/16

ACA Information Returns May Continue to Be Filed After June 30, 2016

   

06/17/16

Mental Health Parity Non-Compliance Triggers

   

06/16/16

Notice of Subsidies in the Federal Marketplace

   

06/15/16

Final Regulations Shed Light on Wellness Programs

   

06/15/16

Form 5500 Filing Reminder

   

06/14/16

PCOR Fee Filing Reminder for Self-Insured Plans

   

06/06/16

Checking Your Employee Handbook for Benefit Provisions

   

06/03/16

Departments Issue 31st Set of FAQs

   

05/06/16

Final SBC Template and Related Materials Issued

   

05/05/16

2017 Inflation Adjusted Amounts for HSAs

   

04/21/16

Sick Pay Laws to Date

   

04/18/16

New York Paid Family Leave and Minimum Wage Increase

   

04/18/16

HIPAA Audits to Increase in 2016

   

04/08/16

New York Small Group Market Update

   

03/21/16

New SBC Template Implementation Announced

   

03/16/16

New York City Transit Benefit Mandate

   

03/15/16

Form 1095-C Notification Reminder and Frequently Asked Questions

   

03/10/16

Supreme Court Finds State Reporting Law Is Preempted by ERISA

   

03/09/16

California Insurance Legislation

   

03/08/16

HHS Finalizes Health Plan Out-of-Pocket Limits for 2017

   

02/25/16

Medicare Part D: Reminder to Notify CMS

   

02/08/16

2016 Federal Poverty Guidelines

   

01/25/16

New Guidance Addresses Account-Based Plans

   

01/22/16

New Qualified Transit and Parking Guidance

   

01/13/16

Congress Enacts 2-Year Delay of Cadillac Tax

   

01/12/16

New Guidance Tackles Various Employer Mandate Issues

   

01/12/16

New Guidance Addresses Affordability and the Employer Penalty

   

12/29/15

Extension of Deadlines for Forms 1095-C and 1094-C

   

12/18/15

Regulations Address Mandated Benefits

   

12/17/15

House Proposes Two-Year DELAY of the Cadillac Plan Tax

   

12/15/15

The Departments Issue 29th Set of ACA FAQs

   

11/09/15

2016 New Plan Design Requirements Checklist

   

11/03/15

ACA Automatic Enrollment Provision Repealed

   

10/27/15

2016 Cost of Living Adjustments

   

10/16/15

2015 Transitional Reinsurance Fee

   

10/16/15

Employer Reporting: Aggregated ALE Group and Form 1094-C

   

10/13/15

Employer Reporting: Final 2015 Instructions and Forms Issued

   

10/13/15

Adjusted PCOR Fee for Fourth Filing Year Released

   

10/08/15

The PACE Act Halts Small Group Expansion

   

10/01/15

Employees on Leave May be Full-time Employees for Employer Penalty Purposes

   

09/18/15

Medicare Part D: Reminder to Distribute Creditable Coverage Notice

   

08/28/15

Final Rules Clarify Required Coverage of Preventive Items and Services

   

08/28/15

Final Rules Address the Contraceptives Mandate

   

08/25/15

Draft 2015 Form 1095-C and Instructions

   

08/25/15

New Law Clarifies Employer Mandate and HSA Eligibility for Veterans

   

08/24/15

Additional Guidance Issued on the Cadillac Plan Tax

   

07/31/15

Reduction in Hours Subject to Lawsuit in New York

   

07/31/15

Interim Guidance Addresses Expatriate Health Coverage

   

07/28/15

Changing Policy Year to Delay Compliance

   

07/15/15

Is Your Company Ready for the New Reporting Requirements?

   

07/02/15

Final SBC Rules Issued

   

07/01/15

Supreme Court Ends State Bans on Same-Sex Marriage

   

07/01/15

2015 Midyear Compliance Compilation

   

06/26/15

IRS Releases Draft 2015 Forms 1094-C and 1095-C

   

06/25/15

Supreme Court Upholds Subsidies

   

06/15/15

Form 5500 Filing Reminder

   

06/11/15

PCOR Fee Filing Reminder for Self-Insured Plans

   

06/09/15

Guidance Issued on Coverage for Preventive Items and Services

   

06/09/15

Protections for LGBT Workers

   

06/01/15

FAQs Further Clarify New Embedded Out-of-Pocket Requirement

   

05/19/15

Cadillac Tax: Preliminary Guidance: Part II

   

05/08/15

2016 HSA Limits

   

04/29/15

Reinsurance Fee Overpayment Refund Request Deadline is April 30

   

04/23/15

Employer Reporting Guide for Large Employers

   

04/16/15

Cadillac Tax: Part 1 — Preliminary Guidance

   

04/09/15

2016 Cost-Sharing Limits, Reinsurance Fee, and Other Changes Related to the Exchange

   

03/25/15

Should Plan Years be Changed to Delay Compliance with ACA Provisions?

   

03/19/15

Guidance Issued Regarding Supplemental Excepted Benefits

   

03/19/15

Relief for Small Employers Reimbursing Individual Policies

   

03/12/15

CMS Announces Special Enrollment Period in Federal Exchanges

   

03/11/15

Final FMLA Rules Regarding Same-Sex Spouses

   

03/10/15

Anthem Cyber Attack Frequently Asked Questions

   

02/19/15

Final Forms Released for Individual and Employer Mandate Reporting

   

02/18/15

Medicare Part D: Reminder to Notify CMS

   

02/03/15

2015 Federal Poverty Line Amounts Issued

   

01/29/15

Retroactive 2014 Qualified Transit/Vanpooling Exclusion Adjustment

   

01/23/15

Proposed Regulations on Summary of Benefits and Coverage

   

01/09/15

Proposed Rules Issued Regarding Wraparound Coverage

   

01/09/15

ACA Impact on Expatriate Plans Eased

   

01/01/15

2014 Compliance Compilation

   

12/05/14

Employer Penalty: What is your Effective Date?

   

11/21/14

Self-Insured Plans: Low Attachment Points May be Prohibited

   

11/21/14

Guidance Issued: Employer Reimbursement of Individual Policies

   

11/17/14

Extension of Deadline for Reinsurance Fee

   

11/11/14

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to ACA Subsidies

   

11/07/14

IRS Derails Use of MV Plans Without Hospitalization

   

11/07/14

2015 Cost of Living Adjustments

   

11/03/14

HPID Requirements Delayed

   

10/27/14

FAQ Issued on ACA: Annual Limits and Referenced-Based Pricing

   

10/15/14

Final Rules Released on Excepted Benefits

   

10/09/14

HPID Reference Guide and FAQs

   

10/08/14

IRS Coordinates Cafeteria Plan Rules with the ACA

   

10/03/14

California Creates New Paid Sick Leave Law

   

09/24/14

Health Reform: Research Fee Adjusted

   

09/19/14

Medicare Part D: Reminder to Distribute Creditable Coverage Notice

   

08/26/14

Treatment of Interns for Employer Penalty Purposes

   

08/25/14

Certain Affordable Care Act Provisions Will No Longer Apply to U.S. Territories

   

08/22/14

Affordable Care Act Checklist for 2015/2016

   

08/11/14

Informal IRS Comments Help Clarify the Employer Penalty

   

08/07/14

Draft Forms Issued on New Employer Reporting Requirements in 2016

   

07/23/14

Another Blow to the ACA: Conflicting Rulings Issued on Subsidies

   

07/16/14

Waiting Period Final Regulations: Confirm Bona Fide Orientation Period

   

07/07/14

FMLA Proposed Rules: To Recognize Same Sex Regardless of Residency

   

07/01/14

Supreme Court Decision on Contraceptive Mandate

   

06/30/14

U.S. Supreme Court Contraceptive Ruling

   

06/23/14

Reminder: Form 5500 Filing

   

06/17/14

Medicare Secondary Payer Rules After Windsor

   

06/02/14

Employer Payment Plans: IRS Tax Consequences

   

05/29/14

Special Enrollment Opportunity in the Federal Marketplace for COBRA Beneficiaries

   

05/27/14

Guidance Issued: Correction Procedures for Improper Health FSA Payments

   

05/22/14

New Health Plan Identifier and Certification Requirements for Self-Insured Health Plans

   

05/16/14

Comparative Effectiveness Fee Reminder

   

05/12/14

Nineteenth Set of FAQs on the ACA Issued

   

04/24/14

Health Reform: 2015 Inflation Adjusted Amounts for HSAs

   

04/11/14

Informal Guidance Clarifies Rules

   

04/07/14

Health Reform: Additional Post-Windsor Guidance

   

04/07/14

Health Reform: Limited Extension to Sign Up for Exchange Coverage

   

04/07/14

Health Reform: Law Repeals Deductible Limits for Small Group Plans

   

03/28/14

Final 2015 Cost-Sharing Limits and Changes Related to the Exchange

   

03/21/14

Final Regulations Issued: New Employer Reporting Requirements in 2016

   

03/11/14

Health Reform: Regulations Issued on Waiting Period

   

03/07/14

Health Reform: Extended Transition Relief

   

03/04/14

Employer Penalty Final Regulations

   

02/26/14

Health Reform: Final Regulations on Employer Penalty Provide Transition Relief

   

02/11/14

Health Reform: Final Regulations Issued on Employer Penalty

   

02/03/14

Health Reform: 2014 Federal Poverty Line Amounts Issued

   

01/24/14

Health Reform: Excepted Benefits

   

01/16/14

Self-Insured Plans: New Rules Regarding How Claim Payments Are Transmitted

   

01/15/14

Health Reform: Final Rule Issued Regarding Health Insurance Provider Fee

   

01/15/14

Guidance for Changes in 2015

   

01/09/14

Health Reform: Limited Exemption from Individual Mandate

   

01/09/14

Same-Sex Guidance Issued