The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) commonly known as “Obamacare” created new reporting obligations in 2015 requiring most employers to report certain information to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) about each of its full-time employees, including whether it offered the employees and their...
The long-standing IRS FAQs related to reporting under sections 6055 and 6056 on requirements provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been updated in January 2016 to reflect new information....
Confusion about carrying over unused funds from year to year in health care flexible spending accounts (FSAs) has received some clarification under IRS Notice 2015-87, issued in December....
The 1095 forms are ready for employee distribution. While you may feel you've covered every base, youre employees will more than likely still have a few questions....
Waking up after a solid night of sleep may have you feeling you can take on the world. That is until your energy drops and all you want to do is sleep at your desk....
As employers prepare to distribute Forms 1095 to employees by the newly extended IRS deadline of March 31, they should brace for increased questions from employees about the new forms....
Are you benchmarking your health plan correctly? If you are using data from your carrier or a small study of only large employers, chances are you are not effectively analyzing your rates. Read more...
It’s the middle of January. Have you already abandoned your New Year’s resolutions? If you have, or are seriously considering breaking them, then there’s still hope for you. Don’t give up just yet! Well, at least not until you’ve read this....
Burning out is more than just feeling tired and overworked. It’s that plus a level of anxiety and a dose of resignation, all followed by a plethora of health issues. If you can identify this before it happens, you’ll save more than your sanity in...
As wellness programs continue to flourish among employers, a discovery is being made about one of the most important health aspects -- hypertension....