Interesting thoughts on transparency data from Employee Benefit Adviser, by Suzy K. Johnson December 2003 was a great time for health plans in America. This was when high deductible health plans and the underlying health savings accounts were enacted into law by the federal government. With this...
Department of Labor fiduciary rule survives its first challenge, by Nick Thornton The National Association for Fixed Annuities has lost its challenge to the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule. In a decision issued today in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Randolph Moss...
Busy start to the 2017 open enrollment period 50 percent higher than last year, by Allison Bell Managers of HealthCare.gov say the open enrollment period for 2017 has gotten off to a busy start. The level of activity during the first six hours of the open enrollment period was 50...
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...