PCORI Fees due July 31st
The ACA requires health insurance issuers and self-insured plan sponsors to pay PCORI fees annually, using IRS Form 720. Form 720 and...
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Oct 17, 20231 min read
It is Open Enrollment Time for the Marketplace and Medicare
Open Enrollment for Marketplace and Medicare is approaching soon! The 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period runs from Wednesday...
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Oct 16, 20231 min read
Affordability Percentage Will Decrease for 2024
The IRS announced that the 2024 health plan affordability percentage threshold—which is used to determine if an employer’s lowest-premium...
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Jan 24, 20231 min read
A 2023 Compliance Calendar
An HR compliance calendar is a valuable tool to help your business stay on track with key employment-related deadlines throughout the...
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Dec 14, 20221 min read
A Helpful Post Enrollment Checklist
A Helpful Post Enrollment Checklist
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Dec 13, 20221 min read
2023 Benefit Plan Limits
Many benefit plan limits have changed for the new calendar year.
Here are some limits to review for 2023:
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Feb 24, 20221 min read
2022 Health Plan Compliance Deadlines
This Compliance Overview explains key 2022 compliance deadlines for employer-sponsored group health plans. It also outlines group health...
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Jan 13, 20221 min read
PCORI Fee Amount Adjusted for 2022
The IRS has issued to increase the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee amount for plan years ending on or after Oct....
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Dec 15, 20211 min read
Companies over 50 - Are you offering Affordable Coverage for 2022?
For plan years beginning in 2022, the ACA’s affordability contribution percentages are decreased significantly to: • 9.61% under the pay...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read
Employee Benefit Plan Limits for 2022
Increased Limits • HSA contributions • HDHP out-of-pocket maximum limit • Health FSA limit for employee pretax contributions • Health FSA...
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Dec 7, 20211 min read
Health FSA Limit Will Increase for 2022
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes a dollar limit on employees’ salary reduction contributions to health flexible spending accounts...
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Nov 1, 20211 min read
IRS Clarifies Application of Deadline Extensions to COBRA
COBRA post 📌 Instead of only having 60 days to elect COBRA, due to the Pandemic, you now have 1 Year and 60 days to choose to elect...
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Oct 12, 20211 min read
IRS Reveals 2022 HSA Contribution Limits
The annual contribution limits for HSAs goes up in 2022 for both self-only and family coverage. For those with self-only coverage, the...
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Oct 6, 20211 min read
Changes Proposed to Form 5500 to Implement SECURE Act Rules
On Sept. 14, 2021, federal agencies announced proposed revisions to the Form 5500 Annual Return/Report. These changes are designed...
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Sep 23, 20211 min read
Affordability Percentages Will Decrease for 2022
On Aug. 30, 2021, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2021-36 to index the contribution percentages in 2022 for purposes of determining...
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Sep 17, 20211 min read
3 September Newsletters
The Live Well, Work Well newsletter is an employee newsletter that is produced monthly and covers topics like health, wellness, fitness,...
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Sep 15, 20211 min read
Medicare Part D Notices Are Due Before Oct. 15, 2021
Group health plan sponsors must provide the annual Medicare Part D creditable coverage disclosure notices to Medicare-eligible...
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Sep 9, 20211 min read
IRS: Cost of home testing for COVID-19 is eligible medical expense; reimbursable under FSA's, HSA's
IR-2021-181, September 10, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers today that the cost of home testing for...
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Sep 1, 20211 min read
COBRA Subsidy Notice Due by Sept. 15 (Sooner for Some)
The American Rescue Plan Act provides COBRA premium assistance to eligible individuals and imposes notice requirements on health plans....
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