Prescription Drug Report Is Due by June 1, 2024 Group health plans must annually submit detailed information on prescription drug and health care spending to the federal government. This reporting is referred to as the “prescription drug data collection,” or the “RxDC report.” The next RxDC report is due by Read more…
IRS Releases ACA Pay-or-Play Penalties for 2025 The IRS recently released updated penalty amounts for 2025 related to the employer shared responsibility (pay-or-play) rules under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For calendar year 2025, the adjusted $2,000 penalty amount is $2,900, and the adjusted $3,000 penalty amount is $4,350. This Read more…
ACA Reporting Deadlines Are Approaching Employers subject to Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting under Internal Revenue Code Sections 6055 or 6056 should prepare to comply with upcoming reporting deadlines. For the 2023 calendar year, covered employers must: Furnish statements to individuals by March 1, 2024 (an alternative method of furnishing Read more…
Upcoming ACA Reporting Deadlines IRS Announces Employee Benefit Plan Limits for 2024 Cost-sharing Limits for 2025 Released Live Well Work Well Holiday Stress Year – End Activity Checklist Hectic Holiday: Battling Holiday Depression and Stress https://healthsure.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Happy-Holidays_2018.mp4 Upcoming ACA Reporting Deadlines Employers subject to Affordable Read more…
Gag Clause Attestation Deadline for Submitting Gag Clause Attestation Is Dec. 31, 2023 Agencies Issue Additional FAQs Regarding the Transparency in Coverage Final Rules Final Forms and Instructions for 2023 ACA Reporting Released Gag Clause Attestation Deadline for Submitting Gag Clause Attestation Is Dec. 31, 2023 A Read more…
In This Issue Employer Mandate Penalties Will Increase for 2024 Applicable large employers (ALEs) that do not offer affordable, minimum-value health coverage to their full-time employees may be subject to increased penalties under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate for 2024. ALEs are employers with 50 or more full-time Read more…
IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2024 GAG Clauses Deadline for Employers to Receive MLR Rebates Is Approaching Ask us about our Learning Management System IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2024 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2023-29, which contains the inflation-adjusted amounts for 2024 used to Read more…
In This Issue Draft Forms for 2023 ACA Reporting Released The IRS has released draft 2023 forms for reporting under Internal Revenue Code Sections 6055 and 6056. Draft instructions these forms have not yet been released. 2023 draft Forms 1094-B and 1095-B are drafts of the forms used by providers Read more…
In this Issue Court Reinstates ACA’s Preventive Care Mandate The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a stay of enforcement of a lower court’s ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Beccara. In Braidwood, the lower court vacated a keyportion of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive care coverage Read more…
HSA/HDHP Limits Increase for 2024 PCORI Fees Due July 31, 2023 IRS Addresses Claims Substantiation for FSA Strategies to Improve Hiring Outcomes HSA/HDHP Limits Increase for 2024 On May 16, 2023, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2023-23 to provide the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts Read more…
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