ACA: PCORI Fee
Powered by: Mineral The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study clinical...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 12, 20232 min read
IRS Addresses Claims Substantiation Requirement for FSAs
The IRS recently issued a Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum that provides important reminders about the claims substantiation requirements...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 5, 20232 min read
5th Circuit Reinstates ACA’s Preventive Care Coverage Mandate
On May 15, 2023, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay of enforcement of the District Court’s ruling in...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Due This Month
Powered by: MINERAL Federal employment law is about to give birth to some long-overdue requirements. As of June 27, 2023, employers with...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 30, 20232 min read
HSA/HDHP Limits Will Increase for 2024
On May 16, 2023, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2023-23 to provide the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs)...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 25, 20231 min read
Prescription Drug Report Is Due by June 1, 2023
The deadline for health plans and health insurance issuers to submit their second prescription drug data collection (RxDC) report is June...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
May 24, 20234 min read
First Gag Clause Attestations Due December 31, 2023
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) prohibits employer-sponsored group health plans from entering into agreements that...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Apr 14, 20231 min read
COBRA Qualifying Events and Examples
Powered by: MINERAL The following chart and examples use the assumption that the employer is a covered employer subject to federal COBRA...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Feb 22, 20231 min read
Five Key ACA Questions Answered
Powered by: MINERAL This guide answers five common questions regarding ACA reporting. Who Must Report What Forms Must Be Used When Are...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Feb 21, 20231 min read
Benefit Notices for New Hires
Photo by: Pixabay Powered by: MINERAL Employers sponsoring group health plans are required by federal law to provide certain notices and...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Feb 13, 20231 min read
COBRA Model Notices Updated
On January 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor updated the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) model general and...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Feb 9, 20232 min read
White House announces COVID-19 PHE and National Emergency will be allowed to expire
On January 30, 2023, the White House announced its plan to allow the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and National Emergency...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Feb 7, 20235 min read
FMLA Turns 30: Let’s Get Back to Basics
Powered by: MINERAL For 30 years, HR professionals have been working with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a federal law enacted...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Jan 19, 20231 min read
Extension of the COVID-19 PHE and Upcoming Medicaid Redetermination
On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency (PHE) in the United States due...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Dec 29, 20221 min read
CAA 2021 Drug Reporting Requirement Update
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), Title II, Division BB included a new reporting requirement for group health plans and...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Dec 20, 20221 min read
Federal: Minimal Essential Coverage Reporting Regulations Finalized
Effective December 15, 2022, the IRS’s regulations were finalized and published in the Federal Register. They provide an automatic...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Nov 22, 20221 min read
Federal: IRS Announces 2023 PCORI Fee
powered by MINERAL On November 14, 2022, the IRS released Notice 2022-59 with the 2023 adjusted applicable dollar amount—$3 per...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Sep 29, 20222 min read
What you need to know about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) marks the beginning of implementing many years of substantial change to...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Aug 25, 20221 min read
HHS Announces Proposed Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination in Health Care
On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule implementing Section 1557 of the...
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Karl J. Ruth Jr.
Aug 12, 20221 min read
Federal: ACA Affordability Threshold Decreases
On July 25, 2022, the IRS announced that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) affordability threshold will be 9.12 percent, reduced from 9.61...
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