Recent Regulatory & Judicial Activity (Benefit Minute)
This issue provides an update on recent regulatory and judicial activity at both the federal and state level.
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First Quarter Compliance Updates for 2023 (Benefit Minute)
This issue provides a recap of some recent regulatory activity.
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President Biden Proposes End Date for Covid Emergencies (Benefit Minute)
President Biden has announced his intention to end both the Covid Public Health Emergency and the Covid National Emergency on May 11, 2023, although no official declaration has been made. The end of these emergency declarations will impact employer sponsored group health plans in a number of ways and employers should be familiar with and […]
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It’s Time for ACA and State-Based Individual Mandate Reporting
As 2023 begins, the deadlines for ACA reporting and reporting to states that are enforcing health insurance individual mandates approach.
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Benefit Plan and Payroll Limits for 2023 (Benefit Minute)
Set forth below are the 2023 and 2022 limitations for qualified plans and other benefit related items:
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Considerations for Employees Approaching Medicare Entitlement (Benefit Minute)
This Benefit Minute discusses how Medicare Parts A and B entitlement at age 65 impacts active and retiring employees.
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IRS Addresses the ACA Family Glitch (Benefit Minute)
Since 2014, eligibility for ACA Marketplace premium tax credits for all family members of an employee has been determined based on whether the cost of employee-only coverage is affordable (i.e. not more than 9.61% of household income for 2022) and provides minimum value coverage to the employee. This is regardless of the additional cost to […]
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Prescription Drug Reporting – The Next Transparency Requirement (Benefit Minute)
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) added a requirement for group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide certain information about prescription drug and health care costs. The deadline for first year reporting (2020) was originally December 27, 2021. However, it was subsequently extended to December 27, 2022 for calendar years 2020 and […]
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Broker Compensation Disclosures: A Fiduciary Responsibility (Benefit Minute)
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) added a requirement for entities rendering brokerage or consulting services to ERISA-covered group health plans to disclose in writing to plan fiduciaries all direct and indirect compensation received for providing services to the plan. Plan fiduciaries must obtain and review this compensation information before entering into the arrangement […]
