COMPLIANCE ALERT – HHS DELIVERS REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON HIPAA
On February 14th, 2024, the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil...
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COMPLIANCE ALERT – CAA RxDC Filing Due June 1, 2024
This filing applies to all employers of all sizes and all funding arrangements. The next filing...
COMPLIANCE ALERT – ACA Electronic Filing Requirements Changes for 2024
Since 2015, employers submitting at least 250, 1095 forms to the IRS have been required to file...
COMPLIANCE ALERT – 2024 Health FSA Inflation Adjustments Released
On November 9, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2023-34 that...
COMPLIANCE ALERT – ACA: SIGNIFICANT DROP IN 2024 HEALTH PLAN AFFORDABLITY
The 2024 health plan affordability threshold* is dropping next year, according to the recent...
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES PROPOSED TO VOLUNTARY BENEFIT PLAN RULES
The federal Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury recently issued a...
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COMPLIANCE ALERT – HHS DELIVERS REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON HIPAA
On February 14th, 2024, the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued two reports regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) compliance and enforcement during the 2022 calendar year. The...
COMPLIANCE ALERT – CAA RxDC Filing Due June 1, 2024
This filing applies to all employers of all sizes and all funding arrangements. The next filing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) RxDC information is due June 1, 2024. Communications have been distributed by all insurance companies to assist with...
COMPLIANCE ALERT – ACA Electronic Filing Requirements Changes for 2024
Since 2015, employers submitting at least 250, 1095 forms to the IRS have been required to file the forms electronically. Beginning in 2024 (for the 2023 ACA reporting year) employers filing at least 10 forms with the IRS will be required to file electronically....
COMPLIANCE ALERT – 2024 Health FSA Inflation Adjustments Released
On November 9, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2023-34 that establishes various 2024 tax-related limits that have been adjusted for inflation. The table below identifies updates to the 2024 health and fringe benefit plans addressed in this...
COMPLIANCE ALERT – ACA: SIGNIFICANT DROP IN 2024 HEALTH PLAN AFFORDABLITY
The 2024 health plan affordability threshold* is dropping next year, according to the recent announcement by the IRS. This change, detailed in IRS Rev. Proc. 2023-29, marks a significant decrease in the affordability threshold compared to 2023 and is the lowest since...