Agreement Reached Lowering 10 Costliest Prescriptions Under Medicare
An agreement has been reached with drugmakers, taking effect in 2026, to lower prices on the 10 costliest prescription drugs under...
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Intuit Quickbooks
Aug 61 min read
State Disability Insurance Mandates - Updated 2024
This chart provides an overview of employer responsibilities related to state Temporary Disability Insurance benefits as of July 2024.
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Intuit Quickbooks
Jun 271 min read
2025 Inflation-Adjusted Amounts for HSAs and HDHPs Released; ACA Out-of-Pocket Limits
Provided by: Intuit Quickbooks On May 9, 2024, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2024-25, announcing the 2025 health savings accounts (HSAs)...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 212 min read
Anticipated Small Group Medical Rates - 2025
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan / Blue Care Network have announced today they have filed their 2025 Small Group Medical rates for the...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Apr 232 min read
Prescription Drug Data Collection Reporting Update
Powered By: Intuit Quickbooks/Mineral The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), Title II, Division BB, included a new annual...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Mar 52 min read
ACA Reporting Deadlines Are Approaching
Employers subject to Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting under Internal Revenue Code Sections 6055 or 6056 should prepare to comply with...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Mar 41 min read
COBRA Administration Change Checklist
This checklist provides information to consider before terminating an existing third-party provider agreement.
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Feb 263 min read
ACA: Electronic Filing Hardship Waiver
The Taxpayer First Act of 2019 authorized the IRS to issue regulations to reduce the threshold for electronically filing Affordable Care...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Feb 201 min read
Employer Guide to ACA Play or Pay Rules: Employer Shared Responsibility Provision 2023-2024
This in-depth guide covers everything employers need to know about the ACA's Employer Shared Responsibility (ESR) provision (“employer...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jan 231 min read
Federal: DOL Exchange Notice Updated for a Fourth Time
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to notify all workers, regardless of their benefits eligibility status, about the...
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Andy Hughes
Jan 183 min read
8 Ways Your Company Can Provide Employee Benefits
#GuestBlogger - Andy Hughes: Vizzi.Biz Image via Pexels Being an employee can be tough on the body and mind, especially when you're...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jan 21 min read
DOL Proposes FLSA Overtime Rule With Higher Salary Levels for White-collar Employees
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule to amend current requirements employees in whitecollar occupations must...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Dec 20, 20232 min read
Federal: IRS Updates Annual Benefit Maximums for Health Flexible Spending Accounts and More
Each year in the fall, the IRS announces new limits for several types of benefits that have maximums subject to annual indexing. You can...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Federal: IRS Releases 2024 Retirement Plan Contribution Limits
On November 1, 2023, the IRS announced the following changes for 2024: The contribution limit for employees who participate in 401(k),...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Nov 14, 20231 min read
Federal: IRS Releases 2024 PCORI Fee
The IRS released Notice 2023-70, with the 2024 adjusted applicable dollar amount of $3.22 per covered life for the Patient-Centered...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Oct 4, 20231 min read
ACA Affordability Threshold Decreases for 2024 Plan Year
On August 23, 2023, the IRS announced that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability threshold will be 8.39%, reduced from 9.12% in...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Employer Responsibilities with Medicare Notices
Powered by: Mineral The Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) requires employers sponsoring prescription drug benefits to distribute an annual...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Aug 10, 20234 min read
What Employers Should Know About Pregnancy Discrimination
Powered by Mineral Pregnancy discrimination happens when an employer treats an applicant or employee unfavorably because they’re...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jul 26, 20234 min read
ERISA: Form 5500 Introduction
Powered by: Mineral The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jul 25, 20231 min read
McLaren Health Plan to Exist Group Health Market in Michigan
McLaren Health Plan and Physicians Health Plan (PHP) have advised they will no longer offer health insurance to commercial business...
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