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Group Health Insurance
2025 HSA and HDHP Limits Announced by IRS
The IRS recently announced the 2025 annual limit on HSA contributions for self-only coverage will be $4,300, a 3.6 percent increase from the $4,150 limit in 2024. For family coverage, the HSA contribution limit will jump to $8,550, up 3 percent from $8,300 in 2024. The IRS has not yet revealed the 2025 catch-up contribution......
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
During May, your company can join the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. This month is dedicated to educating the community, reducing stigma, and encouraging those in need to seek help. Mental Health Awareness Month is a reminder of the importance of caring for our mental well-being just as much as we care......
Open Enrollment Trends in 2023
Here are some general trends that have been observed in recent years that continue to influence Open Enrollments for employers in 2023. Open Enrollment trends in 2023, it’s advisable to consult industry reports, insurance providers, Increased emphasis on digital enrollment: With the growing reliance on technology, more employers and insurance...
New COBRA Subsidies in the American Rescue Plan (ARPA)
President Biden has signed the massive American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which includes a federally-financed COBRA subsidy that is available for up to six months for eligible individuals. The COBRA subsidy will be available beginning on April 1, 2021 and end on September 30, 2021. Further guidance will be coming from the DOL......
IRS Delays Deadline to Furnish Form 1095-C and 1095-B forms for 2019
On November 30, the IRS announced that it moved back the deadlines for when employers must furnish Forms 1095-C and 1095-B in early 2019. The new deadlines are: 1. Employers with 50 or more full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees) shall furnish a Form 1095-C to all full-time employees no later than March 4, 2019.......
What’s so funny about the updated ACA Exchange Notice Form?
Guess what was revealed in the latest ACA form update? The federal government assumes that your business has a full-fledged HR Department. I doubt this comes as any surprise to our small-to-mid-sized clients! Earlier this year, the Department of Labor made a minor change to its model Health Insurance Exchange Notices, the ACA Marketplace notice...
New updated CHIP model notice released in 2017
In February 2017 the Department of Labor issued an updated model notice for employers to provide information on eligibility for premium assistance under Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is now available for employers. Employers that provide insurance coverage in states with premium assistance through Medicaid or CHI...
What is a Wrap Plan Document, and does my company need one?
A plan document is a comprehensive written instrument describing the operation and administration of an employer’s plan, from the perspective of the carrier and it is written in legalese. One of the requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is that employee welfare benefit plans must be written and maintained in...
IRS delays 1094/1095 form filing deadlines
During the holiday season, the IRS published Notice 2016-4 and extended the deadlines that apply to employers and coverage providers for reporting health coverage through the 2015 Forms 1094/1095. The notice stated: Deadline for Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals are extended from February 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016; and Deadline for Forms 10...
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