by Geralyn Isler | December 5, 2019 | Employee Benefits, Employer Guidance, Health Care Reform, Recommended Articles
Employer reporting requirements and penalties for non-compliance have largely remained the same even though the individual penalty payment is no longer applicable. Forms 1094/1095-B (B Forms) and Forms 1094/1095-C (C Forms), and related instructions, for the 2019... by Geralyn Isler | November 10, 2019 | Employee Benefits, Employer Guidance
The IRS increased the dollar limit on employee salary reduction contributions under the health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to $2,750. The dependent care limit remains $5000. by Geralyn Isler | July 23, 2019 | Employer Guidance, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
On July 17, 2019 the IRS issued guidance expanding the preventive care benefits that can be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) and remain qualified for HSA eligibility. Ordinarily the HSA rules do not allow for preventive care for services or benefits... by Lee Arkenau | July 11, 2019 | Medicare & Individual
The government provides minimum coverage under original Medicare (Parts A & B). Patients enrolled in Medicare alone are at risk for large medical bills with no maximum out-of-pocket protection for covered expenses. One solution for protecting from these... by Geralyn Isler | June 25, 2019 | Employee Benefits, Employer Guidance, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
President Trump signed an executive order on June 24, 2019 directing federal agencies to increase healthcare price and quality transparency. The order directs the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services to issue guidance and propose regulations... by Geralyn Isler | June 18, 2019 | Employee Benefits, Employer Guidance, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
On June 13, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services issued a final rule allowing employees to use the dollars in employer-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs, also called Health Reimbursement Accounts) to purchase... by Angel Carrier | April 2, 2019 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform
CMS will once again allow small employers and individual health plans an extension of transitional (grand-mothered) coverage. Transitional relief allows employers to continue to use their health plans that don’t meet requirements of the Affordable Care Act. If... by Geralyn Isler | January 10, 2019 | Employee Benefits
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released rules requiring hospitals to post standard charges online. Previous law required that hospitals make a list of standard charges uniform and public. The guidelines have been updated, effective January 1,... by Geralyn Isler | January 10, 2019 | Employee Benefits, Employer Guidance, Health Care Reform
This past December, District Judge Reed O’Conner released his ruling in the case Texas v. United States. The case questioned the constitutionality of the ACA’s individual mandate after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 reduced the individual mandate... by Geralyn Isler | December 5, 2018 | Employee Benefits, Employer Guidance, Health Care Reform, Recommended Articles
Once again (in Notice 2018-94) the IRS has extended the deadline for furnishing Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals from January 31 to March 4, 2019. The notice does not extend the due date for filing Forms 1094-B and 1094-C (and accompanying Form 1095s)...
