The article below was published on September 20, 2017 by Employee Benefit News, written by Victoria Finkle. Although the Cadillac tax isn’t set to go into effect until 2020, employers are already adjusting their health plans in an effort to avoid the added expense. The 40% excise tax on high-cost healthcare, which was created to [...]
All the talk about repeal and replace seems to have lulled many plan sponsors into a false sense of security, thinking that ACA regulations weren’t going to be enforced. Unfortunately, the IRS is preparing to begin penalizing non-compliant plans, which is why we continue to encourage our clients to keep their eye on the ball [...]
The article below is from BenefitsPRO written by Dinesh Sheth on May 16, 2017. Let the politicians argue about who is going to pay for health care and who is not. Photo: Getty Images Business owners across all industries are facing uncertainty surrounding the status of current laws and regulations. A Republican majority [...]
The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) Operation Shout! On May 4, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a reconciliation bill to repeal and replace portions of the ACA. It will now be considered by the Senate, where it is expected to be significantly altered, including possibly addressing [...]
The article below was published on May 5, 2017 by the Employee Benefit Adviser, written by Phil Albinus and Nick Otto. The House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act Thursday, which will be sent to the U.S. Senate for debate and amendments and then a vote. Here’s what employers need to know about [...]
Press Release from Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwomen Virginia Foxx on April 5, 2017. The House today passed the Self-Insurance Protection Act (H.R. 1304), legislation that would protect access to affordable health care options for workers and families. Introduced by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), the legislation would reaffirm long-standing policies to ensure workers can [...]
When Congress delayed the Cadillac Tax until 2020, the same law placed a one-year moratorium on the annual fee the ACA imposes on health insurance carriers. While the fee does not have a direct impact on TPAs or self-funded plans, it does sometimes impact stop loss premiums. Since this fee applied to insurance carriers and [...]
Several studies show an increase in the number of companies choosing self-insurance as well as an expectation that this trend will continue. “Between 2013 and 2015, the proportion of midsized companies with 100 to 499 employees that were self-insured increased 19%, to 30%. The percentage of small firms with fewer than 100 employees that self-funded [...]
If you’re in an industry with significant turnover and varied work schedules, a Minimum Value Plan may be an affordable way to meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. A Minimum Value Plan is one that pays at least 60% of the total allowed cost of benefits expected under the plan. And while a [...]
When President Obama signed the new Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 into law in late December, he delayed both the Cadillac and Medical Device taxes by two years, from 2018 to 2020. The legislation also provided for the deductibility of the Cadillac Tax, which is an excise tax of 40% on the “excess benefit” of [...]
