by Girish Anand | Jan 22, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
The continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Feb. 8, now working its way to the president’s desk, includes three tax cuts that will add $31 billion to the deficit since the deal includes no spending offsets. The three taxes, all related to...
by Girish Anand | Jan 11, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Medicaid
UPDATE: One day after announcing states could institute work requirements for Medicaid, Kentucky became the first state to do so as CMS approved its 2016 waiver request. The state now requires able-bodied adult recipients to participate in at least 80 hours per month...
by Girish Anand | Jan 10, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, IRS
The IRS has extended by 30 days the deadline for providing Form 1095-C, Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage, to each employee. The new deadline is March 2, 2018, replacing the original Jan. 31 deadline. Form 1095-C affects Applicable Large Employers...
by Girish Anand | Jan 9, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
A handful of states are still operating their Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges, even after the federal exchange — HealthCare.gov — closed down in mid-December for everyone except those in hurricane- or wind-ravaged areas. The federal...
by Girish Anand | Dec 30, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, IRS, Obamacare
The individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) may be expiring — in 2019 — but the employer mandate is alive and well, and companies were sent notices in November advising them of any violations and the consequent tax penalty due....
by Girish Anand | Dec 21, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
Despite an open enrollment period only half as long as 2016’s and a reduction in advertising and promotion funds by 90 percent, 8.8 million people signed up for health insurance policies on HealthCare.gov, the federal marketplace for the Affordable Care Act...