The National Association of Health Underwriters has tried to show Affordable Care Act program managers that it can take a practical, apolitical approach to thinking about ACA issues. Some of the Washington-based agent group's members strongly supported passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
October was a busy month for administrative rulemaking in the employee benefits world. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C, guidance on the taxability of health care sharing ministry employer contributions, and health care information reporting tips. The Department of...
Vic Saliterman shares 5 steps to help advisers and organizations focus on ACA compliance efforts as the heathcare market system continues to morph. Original Article Posted on EmployeBenefitAdviser.com Posted: September 27, 2016 1) Validate the ACA status of employees every month. Identifying who is eligible to be offered...
Interesting read about the new DOL final rule from Employee Benefit Adviser, by Leanne Mehrman The U.S. Department of Labor acted on President Obama’s Executive Order 13706 (EO) and released a final rule implementing the requirements for federal contractors and subcontractors to provide employees with paid...
From our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Danielle Capilla Minimum essential coverage (MEC) is the type of coverage that an individual must have under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Employers that are subject to the ACA’s shared responsibility provisions (often called “play...
Great review of the 2016 Hleaht Plan Survey from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Jason Reeves The 2016 UBA Health Plan Survey contains the validated responses of 19,557 health plans and 11,524 employers, who cumulatively employ over two and a half million employees and insure...
From our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Danielle Capilla The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began a pilot program in 2012 to assess the procedures implemented by covered entities to ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability...
Check out some new EEOC rules from HR Morning, by Christian Schappel It’s official: Employers will have more reporting duties moving forward. Here’s everything you need to know about the EEOC’s new final rule. As expected, the agency just released its final rule updating the EEO-1 reporting...
Great article from our partner, United Benefit Advisors (UBA) by Mary Delaney Diabetes is an expensive disease: $322 billion in America! Costs are compounded because diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, lower limb amputation, and blindness, and also has connections with...
Here's a good read from The Society for Human Resource Management by Bruce Weinstein Accountable employees keep their promises, consider the consequences of their actions, take responsibility for their mistakes, and make amends for those mistakes. The following questions may help you discern a job candidate’s level of accountability. Describe a...