August 2019

IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2020   Final Rule Expands Options For HRAs   IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2020 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2019-29, which contains the inflation adjusted amounts for 2020 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes Read more…

July 2019

President Trump Issues Executive Order Encouraging Transparency in Pricing and Expanding Consumer-Directed Arrangements   IRS Expands HSA Preventive Care Safe Harbor to Include Chronic Conditions   EEOC Delays Amending Wellness Program Regulations to End of 2019   President Trump Issues Executive Order Encouraging Transparency in Pricing and Expanding Consumer-Directed Arrangements Read more…

July 2019

President Trump Issues Executive Order Encouraging Transparency in Pricing and Expanding Consumer-Directed Arrangements   IRS Expands HSA Preventive Care Safe Harbor to Include Chronic Conditions   EEOC Delays Amending Wellness Program Regulations to End of 2019   President Trump Issues Executive Order Encouraging Transparency in Pricing and Expanding Consumer-Directed Arrangements Read more…

June 2019

HHS Proposes Revisions to ACA Section 1557 Regulations   IRS Releases 2020 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Deductible and Out-of-Pocket Limits   REMINDER: PCORI Fees Due By July 31, 2019   New Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Reducing Health Care Costs Proposed   HHS Proposes Revisions to ACA Section 1557 Regulations Read more…

June 2019

HHS Proposes Revisions to ACA Section 1557 Regulations   IRS Releases 2020 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Deductible and Out-of-Pocket Limits   REMINDER: PCORI Fees Due By July 31, 2019   New Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Reducing Health Care Costs Proposed   HHS Proposes Revisions to ACA Section 1557 Regulations Read more…

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Take the Community Hospital Insurance Coalition (CHIC) for example. With our expert support and management, more than 30 rural hospitals who have come together to own this medical stop-loss reinsurance company. They are paying less for their insurance, improving benefits program performance, and receiving their share of a significant annual surplus cash distribution (~$2.5 million since inception in 2018).