Cafeteria Plans: Qualifying Events and Changing Employee Elections
Cafeteria plans, or plans governed by IRS Code Section 125, allow employers to help employees pay...
Medicare Part D Disclosures due by March 1, 2017 for Calendar Year Plans
Group health plan sponsors are required to complete an online disclosure form with the Centers...
President Trump Makes First Moves Towards ACA Repeal
Last Friday, one of President Donald Trump’s first actions in office was to make good on a...
DOL Form 5500’s Time-Intensive and Expensive Reporting Requirements Painful for Small Employers
Proposed regulations for revising and greatly expanding the Department of Labor (DOL) Form 5500...
Making Sense of Form 1095 Minimum Essential Coverage Reporting
In a few weeks, a second season of shared responsibility reporting will begin. For some of you,...
Regulations Regarding Short-Term Limited-Duration Insurance, Excepted Benefits, and Lifetime/Annual Limits
Recently, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health...
New Law Allows Small Employers to Pay Premiums for Individual Policies
This week, the U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act which includes a provision allowing...
The New HSA Under Trump’s Proposed Health Plan
With the election of a new President, health care plans and the fate of the Affordable Care Act are...
2016 Election Results: The Potential Impact on Health and Welfare Benefits
Following the November 2016 election, Donald Trump (R) will be sworn in as the next President of...
2016 Election - Impact on Compliance Issues
OVERVIEW
After hard-fought campaigns by both candidates, Republican candidate Donald Trump has...
What to Expect in 2016 – Clarifying Some of the Confusion of the ACA
One thing rings true when it comes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA): “expect the...
