April 2022

Telehealth Coverage for HDHPs Extended   OSHA Announces Enforcement Effort for High-hazard Health Care Facilities   EEOC Guidance on COVID-19 and Disability Under the ADA     Telehealth Coverage for HDHPs Extended A spending bill signed into law on March 15, 2022, extends the ability…

March 2022

OSHA Announces Enforcement Effort for High-hazard Health Care Facilities   Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines Updated   Agencies Indicate Focus on MHPAEA Enforcement   IRS Adds to FAQs on Tax Credits for Leave Under FFCRA and ARPA   OSHA Announces Enforcement Effort for High-hazard Health Care…

February 2022

CMS Guidance on Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate   Coverage of OTC COVID-19 Tests Required   Medicare Part D Disclosures due March 1, 2022 for Calendar Year Plans   5 Ways HR Can Support Mental Health   CMS Guidance on Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate…

January 2022

Upcoming ACA Reporting Deadlines   Increased Civil Penalty Amounts for Certain Violations   Supreme Court Reviews Federal Vaccine Mandates   HR Brief     Upcoming ACA Reporting Deadlines Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting under Section 6055 and Section 6056 for the 2021 calendar year is…

May 2021

Consolidated Appropriations Act and Mental Health Parity FAQs HSA Limits Increase for 2022 IRS Issues Guidance on Taxability of DCAP Benefits for 2021 and 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act and Mental Health Parity FAQs The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) amended the Mental Health Parity and…

April 2021

Congress Passes the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ARPA’s COBRA Subsidy Provisions IRS Publishes Guidance for 2021 Employee Retention Credit DOL Issues FAQs, Model Notices for COBRA Subsidy Under ARPA Congress Passes the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Congress has passed, and President…

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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).