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ACA Employer Reporting Summary

ACA Employer Reporting Summary Certain employers, plan sponsors, and insurers are required to report health plan information and participant coverage data to the IRS each year. The IRS uses this infor...

Yes, HRAs and HSAs Can Be Compatible

Yes, HRAs and HSAs Can Be Compatible Background Employers offering a high deductible health plan (HDHP) may want to offer HDHP participants a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) to buy down the ded...

Compliance News Week Ending November 8, 2024

Compliance News Week Ending November 8, 2024 Benefit Nondiscrimination RulesIRS Notice 2024-80 Employers are generally permitted to differentiate benefits, eligibility, waiting periods and contribut...

Medicare Part D Non-Creditable Plan List

The Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage will expand in 2025 as required under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which could impact whether an employer’s group health plan provides creditable p...

Amwins Connect - November 2024 Question of the Month

Amwins Connect – November 2024 Question of the MonthQuestionIf a self-funded or level funded group health plan filed the Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation (GCPCA) with CMS in 2023, do they...

Important Deadlines Coming Up for Employer Group Health Plans

Important Deadlines Coming Up for Employer Group Health Plans There are a few deadlines to remember and prepare for coming up before the end of 2024.December 23, 2024 New Deadline - HIPAA Privacy Rule...

Compliance News Week Ending November 1, 2024

Compliance News Week Ending November 1, 2024 ACA and IRS Limits for 2025 For the past few weeks, we have been publishing the different ACA and IRS limits for 2025 as they became available. Below is ...

California Expands Paid Sick Leave (PSL) Laws

California Expands the State’s PSL (Paid Sick Leave) Regulations SB 1105 On September 24, 2024, SB 1105 was approved by the Governor and enacted to require paid sick days to be provided to agricultur...

Compliance News Week Ending October 25, 2024

Compliance News Week Ending October 25, 2024 In this Article: IRS Announces 2025 Limits for FSAs, Transportation Benefits, Medical Savings Account, etc. Expanded §213(d) Definition – Condoms FAQs, Par...

IRS Announces More 2025 Inflation-Adjusted Amounts

IRS Announces More 2025 Inflation-Adjusted Amounts Text of IRS Rev. Proc. 2024-40 Employee Health Insurance Expense of Small Employers (Section 2.10 in Text)For taxable years beginning in 2025, the d...

California To Require Insurers and Group Health Plans To Cover IVF - Updated

California To Require Insurers to Cover IVF Updated October 22, 2024 Sacramento, California – Governor Gavin Newsom announced on September 29th that he has signed SB 729 by Senator Caroline Menjivar (...

Federal Agencies Proposed Regulations - Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services Under the ACA

Federal Agencies Proposed Regulations - Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services Under the ACAThe Biden administration is proposing a rule that would expand access to contraceptive products, includin...