SIGNIFICANT CHANGES PROPOSED TO VOLUNTARY BENEFIT PLAN RULES
The federal Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury recently issued a...
The federal Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury recently issued a...
Late last week, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the...
The federal Section 125 “cafeteria plan" regulations permit health plans to reimburse...
Over the past several years, the employer-plan marketplace has seen a rise in “fixed-indemnity...
On April 10, 2023, President Biden signed H.J. Res. 7 into law, thereby ending the national...
Last Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas issued...
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...
The federal Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury recently issued a proposed regulation that would significantly change how many employer-sponsored hospital indemnity, specified disease, and other fixed indemnity insurance plans are designed....
Late last week, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the Departments) published a set of FAQs that clarify how certain surprise billing protections interact with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) maximum out-of-pocket limit (OOP)...
The federal Section 125 “cafeteria plan" regulations permit health plans to reimburse participants for qualifying medical and dependent care expenses on a pre-tax basis through health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and dependent care assistance plans (DCAPs) if...
Over the past several years, the employer-plan marketplace has seen a rise in “fixed-indemnity wellness policies,” which promise to help both employers and employees save on income and employment taxes. Under these arrangements, employees elect to defer cash on a...