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Under the Affordable Care Act, applicable large employers (ALEs) must offer minimum affordable health coverage to their full-time employees, or pay a penalty. Find out if you qualify as an ALE and what you must do to comply.

It’s time to start planning for IRS reporting deadlines under the Affordable Care Act. Use this information to get ready.

With the 2024 reference year RxDC reporting deadline approaching in June, plan sponsors should re-familiarize themselves with the reporting requirements.

This change in percentage could impact your plan’s employee contribution rates. Discover how to maintain compliance and avoid penalties under the Affordable Care Act.

On Monday, December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law two bills, H.R. 3797 (the “Paperwork Reduction Act”)  and H.R. 3801 (the “Employer Reporting Improvement Act”), which will positively impact applicable large employers (“ALEs”) and other entities required to furnish forms 1095-B or 1095-C to individuals.  

Important compliance updates in 2025 are coming. Are your ready for the upcoming changes for Medicare Part D, Nondiscrimination Testing for Cafeteria Plans and Self-Insured Plans, HIPAA Privacy Manuals, ACA Reporting, and Form 5500’s application of large health and welfare plans?

When the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”) was enacted on December 27, 2020, it included a provision that prohibits group health plans and health insurance carriers from entering into certain agreements that, either directly or indirectly, restrict the release of certain information related to provider networks and de-identified encounter data, among other things.

When the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA”) was enacted on December 27, 2020, it included a provision that prohibits group health plans and health insurance carriers from entering into certain agreements that, either directly or indirectly, restrict the release of certain information related to provider networks and de-identified encounter data, among other things.

Many employees are unaware of the extent of their employer’s investment in them. It’s easy to focus solely on the paycheck, but employee benefits often go well beyond pay.