Affordable Care Act, Health Plan Sponsors, Employee Benefits

Final Section 1557 Rules: Highlights for Health Plan Sponsors

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/19/2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued final regulations on the nondiscrimination rules set forth in Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The new rules apply to certain group health plans, as...more

Health Plan Sponsors in the Crosshairs?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 11/29/2023

America’s cultural wars may be opening up a new front, and group health plans may be caught in the fray. Since the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs ended almost fifty years of constitutional protection for abortion rights...more

2023 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists (Part 1) Health and Welfare

Snell & Wilmer on 10/12/2023

We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

IRS Guidance Expands Access to ACA Premium Tax Credit, Allows Cafeteria Plan Sponsors to Permit Employees to Revoke Family...

Verrill on 11/29/2022

Final Regulations under Section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code - On October 11, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Final Regulations under Code Section 36B relating to eligibility for the Affordable Care...more

5 Most Important Steps for Employers Doing Their 2023 ACA Compliance Planning

Fisher Phillips on 9/15/2022

Applicable large employers must adhere to many Affordable Care Act (ACA) rules to remain compliant regarding group health plan offerings. We offer the following checklist of the five most helpful reminders you should take...more

Compliance Alert: Reminder PCORI Fees Due By July 31, 2022

Woodruff Sawyer on 5/26/2022

Employers that sponsor self-insured group health plans, including health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) should keep in mind the upcoming July 31, 2022 deadline for paying fees that fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes...more

In Case You Missed It – Summer 2021

Snell & Wilmer on 10/13/2021

Summer has come and gone, but there was no summer vacation for employee benefits legislation and guidance. In case you have been too busy to check out our blogs lately, here are some key items to help you stay organized and...more

[Webinar] COVID-19 Legislative Update – Health, Pension and Tax Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act - March 16th, 1:00 pm -...

Groom Law Group, Chartered on 3/11/2021

On March 10, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319, the “Act”), sending it to President Biden for his signature later this week. The Act includes a number of significant health,...more

2021 Limits for Benefit Plans

Fisher Phillips on 12/3/2020

The IRS has announced the 2021 dollar limits impacting retirement plans and IRAs. The agency also issued welfare plan limits, as well as ACA penalties. The chart below summarizes these 2021 figures along with the...more

Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - Health Policy

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/9/2020

In this session, health law policy authorities discussed changes likely in 2021 in a Biden Administration and how these changes will impact business objectives and strategies for health industry stakeholders...more

[Webinar] Policy Outlook: How The 2020 Election Outcomes Will Impact Your Business - November 5th, 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/22/2020

Are you prepared for the critical impacts of the US election outcome to you and your business in 2021 and beyond? Join McDermott’s lawyers and our policy and lobbying team for perspective on the effects of administration...more

Payroll Tax Relief and Latest Developments in Retirement Plans and Benefits

Jackson Walker on 8/12/2020

Payroll Tax Relief Under CARES Act, FFCRA, and Executive Order - While the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act permitted employers to defer depositing the portion of the FICA taxes the employer pays...more

You’ve Got Another PCORI Fee Coming!: Congress revives the PCORI fee and filing obligations

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial on 3/5/2020

In the wee hours of December 2019, Congress revived the PCORI fee and filing obligations of employer sponsors of self-insured group health plans. In accordance with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, employer...more

Congress Giveth and They Taketh Away — Recent Health Plan Changes

Snell & Wilmer on 1/22/2020

In enacting the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, (the “Act”), Congress, among other changes, enacted the following key changes affecting employer group health plans...more

Health Plan Sponsors Welcome Repeal of Cadillac Tax: Opportunities and Uncertainty Lie Ahead – SECURE Act Series

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/20/2020

Sponsors of health plans have long known that the only constant in life is change. In 2020, that is surely to remain true....more

Health Care Reform in Transition While Congress Deliberates

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/20/2017

Changes are imminent for the Affordable Care Act and a range of other laws and regulations affecting the health care industry. Ballard Spahr attorneys established a Health Care Reform Initiative in 2008 to monitor and analyze...more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - March 2016

Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/29/2016

Editor’s Overview - This month we review the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Montanile v. Board of Trustees of National Elevator Industries Health Benefit Plan where the Supreme Court considered the scope of...more

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 33: The Impact of Value-Based–Plan Designs and Reference...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 5/13/2014

Whether a group health plan provides minimum value is central to the application of the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility rules. The particulars of the role of minimum value in determining assessable...more

New Guidance on COBRA and ACA Marketplace Coverage: The Gap in Coverage is (Not Quite) Filled

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 5/8/2014

There has been much confusion and concern about the interplay between the COBRA continuation coverage rules and the new Health Insurance Marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act (the “Marketplace”). One important...more

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