Another year, another PCORI fee and filing. As a reminder, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health insurance issuers and self-insured plan sponsors to…
Health Savings Account and Excepted Benefit HRA Contribution Limits Increase for 2024
On Tuesday, May 16th, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2023-23, providing the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs), high deductible…
RxDC Reporting is Due June 1st and our Vendor’s Questionnaire Was Overlooked, Now What?
The deadline for reporting pharmacy and benefit cost data (RxDC) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is June 1, 2023. While the initial…
Friends, have you been talking about when the federal COVID-19 “Outbreak Period” actually ends? Since it’s been a frequent topic of conversation around here,…
Compliance Issues to Keep in Mind 2023
Benefits compliance can be challenging. The rules seem to be ever-changing and implementation timelines can be over…
Telehealth Benefits Not Disqualifying Coverage for an HDHP through 2024
Among the provisions in the omnibus spending bill signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022, is an extension of telehealth relief provided to participants…
Telehealth Benefits Not Disqualifying Coverage for an HDHP through 2024
Among the provisions in the omnibus spending bill signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022, is an extension of telehealth relief provided to participants…
Departments Provide Last Minute RxDC Reporting Relief
As a Christmas present to everyone struggling with last minute preparations to submit RxDC reporting by the December 27th due date, the Departments of Labor,…
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health – What Does it Mean for Group Health Plans?
As anticipated based on the legal brief leaked in April, the Supreme Court, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, overturned Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 decision…
Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable File Enforcement Begins July 1st, Who is Really Responsible?
As the deadline for enforcement of the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule’s requirement to post machine-readable files draws near, many employers still find…
While mask mandates have ended in all US states, it is easy to fall into old habits and start living in pre-pandemic ways. But, employers cannot do that just…
TeleHealth Benefits Not Disqualifying Coverage for an HDHP through 2022
Groundhog Day or “Same story. Different day.” come to mind when considering the most recent legislative change contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act…