The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final instructions for both the 1094-B and 1095-B forms and the 1094-C and 1095-C forms....
In December of 2019, President Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act which significantly affects provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Read this blog post to learn more. ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Appeals Court) held that the ACA’s individual mandate is unconstitutional this past December, a decision that currently does not impact employers’ group health plans. Read this blog post from UBA to learn more. ...
January was a busy month in the employee benefits world. The DOL and Department of HHS issued their annual adjustment of federal civil monetary penalties. Read the UBA January Compliance Recap to catch up on all things compliance-related. ...
Final FAQs regarding mental health and substance use disorder parity implementation and the 21st Century Cures Act Part 39 has been released by the DOL, HHS and Treasury. Read this blog post from UBA to learn more....
At the end of August, the Treasury, Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released FAQs regarding the enforcement of the final 2020 benefit and parameters rule. Read this blog post from UBA to learn more. ...
The Cadillac tax might be in for a change. The 40 percent tax on the most generous employer-provided health insurance plans was supposed to take effect in 2018 but has been delayed twice and recently, the House voted to repeal this tax entirely. Continue reading...
Plans that have terms ending after September 30, 2012, and before October 1, 2019, are required to pay an annual fee for the federal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). PCORI annual fees are due July 31, 2019. Read this article from SHRM to learn more...
February last year, twenty states filed a lawsuit asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Read this blog post from UBA for an update on the status of this court...
February may have been a quiet month in the employee benefits world, but there are still important compliance updates you should be aware of. Read UBA's February 2019 Compliance Recap to stay up-to-date on all things compliance. ...