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Deadline to submit the Massachusetts Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure form is December 15

Employers with six or more employees residing in the state of Massachusetts are required to submit the HIRD form...

Posted December 2, 2022 — Read more

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IRS updates PCORI fee amount for certain payments due in 2023

The IRS has announced that the amount used to calculate the PCORI fee for plan years ending on or...

Posted November 21, 2022 — Read more

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IRS announces some 2023 benefit plan limits

The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2022-38, which contains 2023 limits for health flexible spending arrangements, qualified transportation fringe...

Posted October 24, 2022 — Read more

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CMS releases 2023 Medicare Part A and B values

CMS has announced the 2023 Medicare Part A and B premium, deductible and coinsurance amounts. As in prior years,...

Posted October 7, 2022 — Read more

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Deadline for Medicare Part D creditable/non-creditable coverage notices is October 14, 2022

Plan sponsors that offer prescription drug coverage must provide notices of creditable or non-creditable coverage to Medicare-enrolled individuals before...

Posted September 19, 2022 — Read more

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IRS releases ACA shared responsibility affordability percentage for 2023

The IRS has released the 2023 contribution percentage used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is affordable for purposes of...

Posted August 4, 2022 — Read more

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Recent federal and state actions in response to Supreme Court’s abortion ruling

The Biden administration and some states are quickly taking action in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on...

Posted July 14, 2022 — Read more

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Travel benefits for abortion coverage

With the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, employers who want to provide abortion coverage in states that...

Posted July 1, 2022 — Read more

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Dobbs v. Jackson – the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will immediately impact employer health plans

On June 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization effectively overturned the landmark...

Posted June 24, 2022 — Read more

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PCORI fee due by August 1

The deadline for paying ACA’s PCORI fee is approaching. Sponsors of self-insured health plans should prepare to report and...

Posted June 23, 2022 — Read more