As we reported in our 2nd Quarter Newsletter, the IRS has indicated it would notify applicable large employers (ALEs) in 2017 of their potential penalties for failing to comply with the employer shared responsibility mandate, for the 2015 calendar year. With the numerous attempts this year to repeal or replace the ACA, ALEs may have […]
Read More...Senate Republicans released their health reform overhaul today after weeks of intrigue. The fight going forward is going to be over the reoriented subsidies and Medicaid. There is nothing explicit that allows states to waive out of anything new but the general waiver requirements process has been expanded. The greatly anticipated (and robustly debated) Senate […]
Read More...In Revenue Procedure 2017-36, the IRS announced that for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, employer-sponsored health plan coverage will be considered affordable if the employee’s required contribution for self-only coverage does not exceed 9.56% of the employee’s household income for the year (down from 9.69% for 2017). This percentage is considered […]
Read More...On May 4, 2017, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a vote of 217 to 213. This was a big step for House Republicans in fulfilling President Trump’s campaign promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bill must also pass in the Senate for it to […]
Read More...House Republicans just released the latest version of the ACA repeal and replace legislation. The good news for many of our clients is that the Congress has listened to you and us as your brokers, consultants, agents and administrators. Many of us didn’t see the wisdom in upsetting the employer-sponsored-healthcare market (150+ million Americans enjoy […]
Read More...If you want to see 10 pages of health reform in a 1 page timeline (well, 1 page for Employer and 1 page for Employees) then please visit our website (www.apbenefitadvisors.com/news). But, if you are looking for details specific to just a certain year or plan, then you can’t do better than this implementation timeline […]
Read More...The Departments (DOL, HHS, and IRS) have jointly issued a single FAQ confirming that group health plan administrators may include in their COBRA election notices information about Exchange coverage that goes beyond the information included in the DOL’s model notice. As you may recall, the DOL revised its model election notice in 2013 and again […]
Read More...On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, the DOL (United States Department of Labor) issued final regulations on the new SBC (Summary of Benefits and Coverage) template and related documents, intended for use as of April 1, 2017. Final documents and a completed sample SBC are available on the DOL website, see the link below. PPACA (aka […]
Read More...If you want to see 10 pages of health reform in a 1 page timeline (well, 1 page for Employer and 1 page for Employees) then please visit our website (www.apbenefitadvisors.com/news). But, if you are looking for details specific to just a certain year or plan, then you can’t do better than this implementation […]
Read More...Chalk this up to – we all saw this coming, but had to prepare for it anyway. You may recall that the so-called Cadillac Tax was due to hit all employers and plan sponsors as part of their 2014 renewals. Many special interest groups, including big-labor pressed for a delay and the administration provided a […]
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