Affordable Care Act, Compliance, Reporting Requirements

The Top Affordable Care Act Reporting Mistakes We Continue to See in 2024

Dickinson Wright on 5/14/2024

Nearly once a week, I receive a frantic call or email from a current or potential client who has received a proposed or final assessment from the IRS related to Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) reporting. So-called “Applicable...more

[Webinar] Navigating ACA Compliance in SAP: Unveiling Trusaic's Innovative Approach for Efficiency and Precision - April 16th,...

Trusaic on 3/25/2024

Embark on a journey to redefine your ACA compliance strategy in this exclusive workshop tailored for SAP clients. Trusaic presents a game-changing approach designed to transform your ACA compliance process. Led by Anuj...more

[Workshop] Expert ACA Compliance Outsourcing for UKG Enterprise - March 14th, 11:00 am - 11:30 am PDT

Trusaic on 3/7/2024

Discover a new approach to optimizing ACA compliance for UKG Enterprise clients in this expert workshop led by Anuj Mongia. This session introduces innovative strategies to reshape your ACA compliance process. Gain...more

Important Change to ACA Electronic Reporting

Venable LLP on 10/16/2023

Beginning in 2024, almost all employers will need to file their Affordable Care Act (ACA) forms electronically. Previously, employers were required to file electronically only if they were filing 250 or more of a specific...more

The Ongoing Saga of the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/13/2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Price Transparency Rule went into effect on January 1, 2021, but whether it will succeed in making prices readily comparable for healthcare consumers remains to be...more

[Webinar] COVID-19: The Road Ahead for Commercial Health Insurance - April 23rd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/10/2020

Examine the Evolving Challenges That Lie Ahead for Healthcare Stakeholders and State Regulators—and What You Can Do Now to Prepare and Protect Your Organization—at a New Manatt Webinar. Effective health insurance...more

OIG August 2018 Work Plan Update

Baker Donelson on 8/30/2018

The OIG added 12 new items to its Work Plan in the August 2018 update. Hot topics related to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight in this month's Work Plan include: state oversight of opioids; potential...more

Preparing for the Approaching ACA Reporting Deadlines

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 10/27/2015

With ACA reporting deadlines quickly approaching, many employers should be preparing to address the various reporting requirements in order to avoid the significant fines and penalties associated with non-compliance. As of...more

Reporting for ACA Mandates: Final Forms and Additional Guidance

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/1/2015

The IRS has finalized the 2015 forms and instructions for reporting under the individual and employer mandates and issued additional guidance on these new reporting requirements. The following forms are now available...more

IRS Issues Final ACA Information Reporting Forms and Instructions

Franczek P.C. on 9/25/2015

With three months remaining in 2015, the IRS has issued final forms and instructions that employers will need to use to satisfy the Affordable Care Act (ACA) information reporting requirements. The final forms and...more

IRS Provides Updated Guidance on Electronic Filing of ACA Information Returns

Franczek P.C. on 9/15/2015

As 2016 approaches, the IRS is issuing more detailed guidance on how employers will need to comply with the upcoming ACA information reporting requirements. As a reminder, the ACA information reporting rules require employers...more

IRS Issues New Forms for ACA Reporting; Congress Increases Penalties for Failure to Meet Requirements

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/14/2015

The IRS has completed drafts of the 2015 forms and instructions for employers, insurers, and other health plan sponsors to use to meet their reporting obligations for the employer and individual mandates under the Affordable...more

In Closely Watched Case, Federal Court Upholds the Government’s Position on Provider Mandate to Report and Return Medicare and...

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 8/7/2015

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), signed into law on March 23, 2010, included a provision (the “Report and Refund Mandate”), broadly requiring health care providers, suppliers, Part D plans and managed...more

The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 1 of 24)

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 7/20/2015

Alden Bianchi, Chair of the our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice, will provide a weekly installment on the complex reporting obligations outlined by the Affordable Care Act for health insurance carriers and...more

Employment Flash - September 2014

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/30/2014

In This Issue: - SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional - Supreme Court Allows Affordable Care Act Contraceptives Religious Exemption - EEOC Adopts New Pregnancy...more

Employer Shared Responsibility Payments and Reporting Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act: Code Sections 6055 and 6056

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/15/2014

Employer Shared Responsibility Penalties - There are two types of employer shared responsibility payments, also known as pay or play penalties, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The first penalty under Internal...more

Final Regulations Issued Regarding Employer Reporting Requirements Under ACA

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/14/2014

Recently issued final regulations on the employer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) clarify and streamline the process for reporting information relating to the provision of minimum essential coverage...more

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 42: Treasury Department and IRS Issue Final Reporting Rules...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 3/11/2014

On March 5th, 2014, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued two final reporting rules of critical importance to employers...more

Data Collection Under The Sunshine Act

Carlton Fields on 10/3/2013

Data collection requirements under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act commenced August 1, 2013. This provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the corresponding regulations require an entity that is...more

Secretary of Labor Perez Addresses 2013 AFL-CIO Quadrennial Convention And Lays Out Progressive Agenda

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/13/2013

AFL-CIO RESOLUTION ATTACKS OBAMACARE - On September 10, 2013, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, to a standing ovation from assembled labor leaders, addressed the AFL-CIO’s 27th quadrennial constitutional...more

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Information Reporting under the Affordable Care Act

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/12/2013

Recently issued guidance clarifies annual information reporting requirements for insurers and employers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The required reporting enables the Internal Revenue Service to determine compliance...more

Employers Face Compliance Options In Lights Of Delayed Implementation Of Pay Or Pay Mandate Under The ACA, But Other ACA...

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 7/15/2013

On July 2, 2013, the Treasury Department’s announced that enforcement of the "Pay or Play" mandate under the ACA will be delayed until January 1, 2015. This announcement was followed by a brief notice from the IRS which...more

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