2024 ACA Affordability Rate Impact on Large Employers
The IRS released a new (and reduced!) ACA Affordability Rate for 2024. Employer sponsored health coverage for a 2024 calendar plan year will be deemed “affordable” when the employee required …
Government Issues Guidance On Prohibition Against Gag Clauses
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively, the Departments) have published FAQs About Affordable Care Act And Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Implementation Part 57 (FAQ 57) …
CAA #18: No Surprises Act Final Rule FAQ: the IDR Process
This is our final “Blog Days of Summer 2022” post; we hope you’ve learned a bit more about benefits welfare plan compliance as you’ve soaked in the sunshine (while trying …
New Women’s Preventive Care Services
The ACA requires non-grandfathered health plans to cover preventive care services without cost-sharing. The list of services is determined by the recommendations of various agencies as outlined in the statute. …
CAA #12: Interim Final Rule on Rx Drug and Healthcare Spending
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) have published an Interim Final Regulation (IFR) implementing …