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Attorney General Opposes IRS Proposed Rule on Healthcare Sharing Ministries

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is opposing a proposed IRS rule that seeks to treat payments made to healthcare sharing ministries (HSMs) as deductible medical expenses. He leads a coalitio...

Anthem Issues MLR Checks to Small Groups in August

Anthem Blue Cross will issue Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rebate checks to small group market employers in August. Under the ACA’s MLR provision, health insurance companies must spend at least 80% of the ...

Anthem Issues MLR Checks to Small Groups in August

Anthem Blue Cross will issue Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rebate checks to small group market employers in August. Under the ACA’s MLR provision, health insurance companies must spend at least 80% of the ...

Congress Repeals Cadillac Tax and HIT

Congress passed an end-of-year spending bill, which includes a permanent repeal of two very unpopular ACA taxes: the Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans and the health insurance tax (HIT) on fully ...

How to Get Ahead of the ACA Filing Season

The first deadline for the ACA tax filing season is on March 2, 2020. Help your clients to start preparing now for ACA Filings and ERISA Wraps. It’s essential to take action so that your clients ...

2020 Health Insurance Tax to Drive Rate Increases

The IRS published a Notice stating that they expect to collect over $15.5 billion from health insurers in 2020 under the ACA’s Health Insurers Providers Fee — also known as the Health Insurance Tax (H...

Upcoming Compliance Deadlines

It’s that time of year again! Some important compliance deadlines are coming up this fall and winter: Medicare Part D Notices, October 14: Employers offering prescription drug coverage must issue...

Raise Your Voice to Reform ACA Reporting!

Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) reintroduced S. 2366 to reform the ACA’s employer reporting requirements. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced companion legislation in the House ...

House Passes Full Repeal of ACA's Cadillac Tax

The House of Representatives voted 419-6 to pass H.R. 748, a bill to fully repeal the ACA's Cadillac Excise Tax. It will next be considered by the Senate, where a companion bill, S. 684, has 42 bipart...

MEC Plans - A Solution That Protects Your Clients From ACA Penalties

With LISI’s solution, your clients can offer affordable health care benefits and be protected from potentially costly ACA penalties. For about $50 per employee, per month, employers can purchase cover...

Texas Judge Issues Controversial ACA Ruling

A Texas district court judge has issued a decision in Texas v. Azar, ruling that the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. The judge also argued that the individual ...

ACA Gains in Health Coverage Are Beginning to Reverse

by Ken Doyle Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, there were marked gains in the number of Americans with health insurance coverage. But those gains are starting to reverse with ...