by Editorial Staff | May 21, 2024 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS, Latest News
On May 6th, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Specifically, the HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) drafted the...
by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 25, 2023 | Affordable Care Act, Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, HHS, IRS
On April 18th, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) about COVID-19 healthcare coverage as the public health emergency (PHE) ends. The...
by Editorial Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Affordable Care Act, Employee benefit plans, IRS
During the past week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued information on tax inflation adjustments for tax year 2023. The agency also released updated information on 401(k) and IRA contribution limit amounts for the same tax year. Basically, the dollar amounts...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 9, 2022 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee benefit plans, HHS
In July 2022, federal agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury (the Departments) released a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), specifically...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Association Health Plans, Employee benefit plans, IRS
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a revenue procedure regarding Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) that provides 2023 HSA contribution limits adjusted for inflation. Additionally, the IRS’s revenue procedure communicates the maximum amount newly...
by Editorial Staff | Nov 30, 2021 | Affordable Care Act, Employee benefit plans, IRS
On November 22nd, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking involving health insurance coverage reporting. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) would generally define the term “minimum essential coverage” (MEC) differently...
