Recent Regulatory & Judicial Activity (Benefit Minute)
This issue provides an update on recent regulatory and judicial activity at both the federal and state level.
This issue provides an update on recent regulatory and judicial activity at both the federal and state level.
This issue provides a recap of some recent regulatory activity.
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 […]
As 2023 begins, the deadlines for ACA reporting and reporting to states that are enforcing health insurance individual mandates approach.
Set forth below are the 2023 and 2022 limitations for qualified plans and other benefit related items:
This Benefit Minute discusses how Medicare Parts A and B entitlement at age 65 impacts active and retiring employees.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]