June 2021 | SSG Compliance Recap
June 2021 was not a busy month in the benefits industry, largely due to the summer vacation season...
Supreme Court Upholds the Affordable Care Act
On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and...
Biden Administration Lowers Costs of the Marketplace Health Plans
The Biden Administration is using its rulemaking authority to lower health care costs for...
Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act
3/24/2021 Update: CMS has extended the new special enrollment period for marketplaces using...
Nondiscrimination Regulations Relating to Sex, Gender, Age, and More
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557 provides that individuals shall...
July 2020 | SSG Compliance Recap
July was a busy month in the employee benefits world.
The U.S. Supreme Court (Supreme Court)...
IRS Releases the Indexed 2021 Affordability Percentage
The IRS released Revenue Procedure 2020-36, which increases the affordability threshold for...
PCORI Fee Amount Adjusted for 2020
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes a fee on health insurance issuers and self-insured plan...
Final 2021 Benefit Payment and Parameters Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule for benefit payment...
Status of Court Case Challenging ACA Constitutionality
On March 2, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court (Supreme Court) announced that it will hear the court case...
Option For Some To Renew Policies That Do Not Fully Meet ACA Standards
In the fall of 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a transitional...
