July 2023

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…

June 2023

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…

May 2023

Health Care Spending Returned to Pre-pandemic Levels in 2021   DOL Issues New Model FMLA Poster   Prescription Drug Report Is Due by June 1, 2023   End of COVID-19 National Emergency Impacts Health Plan Deadlines     Health Care Spending Returned to Pre-pandemic Levels…

February 2023

Congress Extends Telehealth Relief for HDHPs   Upcoming ACA Reporting Deadlines   Attraction and Retention Trends and What They Mean   Congress Extends Telehealth Relief for HDHPs The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA) extends the ability of high deductible health plans (HDHPs) to provide benefits…

December 2022

Prescription Drug Reporting Due by Dec. 27, 2022   Employee Benefit Plan Limits Increase for 2023   Prescription Drug Reporting Due by Dec. 27, 2022 A new transparency provision requires employer-sponsored health plans and health insurance issuers to annually report information about prescription drugs and…

November 2022

IRS Changes Family Coverage Affordability Rules   Health FSA Limit Will Increase for 2023   Prescription Drug Reporting Due by Dec. 27, 2022   Employee Leave for Voting During Elections   IRS Changes Family Coverage Affordability Rules On Oct. 11, 2022, the IRS released a…

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