January 2025

IN THIS ISSUE HR Brief January 2025PCORI Fee Amount Adjusted for 2025New Mental Health Parity Requirements Take Effect in 2025 Telehealth Exception Has Expired for Calendar-year HDHP/HSA Plans https://healthsure.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/HR-Brief-Video-January-2025.mp4 Back to Top PCORI Fee Amount Adjusted for 2025 The IRS recently issued Notice 2024-83 to…

December 2024

Preventing Burnout During the 2024 Holiday Season   Preventing Employee Fraud   Reports Find Workers Likely to Explore Job Market in 2025   Preventing Burnout During the 2024 Holiday Season The World Health Organization defines burnout as a syndrome resulting from workplace stress that has…

November 2024

Final Forms and Instructions for 2024 ACA Reporting Now Available   IRS Releases Health FSA Limits for 2025 Final Forms and Instructions for 2024 ACA Reporting Now Available The IRS has released final 2024 forms and instructions for reporting under Internal Revenue Code Sections 6055…

October 2024

ACA’s Pay-or-Play Affordability Percentage Increases for 2025   Final Rule Strengthens Mental Health Parity Law   October Health Literacy Month   October HR Brief   ACA’s Pay-or-Play Affordability Percentage Increases for 2025 On Sept. 6, 2024, the IRS released the affordability percentage threshold for 2025…

September 2024

DOL Updates Model Employer CHIP Notice Deadline for Employers to Receive MLR Rebates Is Approaching DOL Updates Model Employer CHIP Notice The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released a new model employer Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) notice with information that is current as…

August 2024

5th Circuit Requires Health Plans to Continue Providing Free Preventive Care Draft Forms for 2024 ACA Reporting Released 5th Circuit Requires Health Plans to Continue Providing Free Preventive Care The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that a key component of the Affordable…

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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).