The IRS, DOL, and Treasury recently provided new guidance and updates regarding the disregarded timeframes for COBRA premium payments during the ongoing COVID-19 "outbreak period." Learn what’s changed.
Small Group Annual Special Open Enrollment Window: Nov. 15 – Dec. 15
The ACA permits Small Groups to enroll for coverage effective 1/1 annually, without having to meet standard employer contribution and/or employee participation requirements. The Special Open Enrollment Window is 11/15-12/15.
Nevada Groups May Be Eligible for Small Business Tax Credit
An often-overlooked feature of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit available to employers with fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees that provide health coverage to those workers.
One Final COBRA Subsidy Notice Due Beginning Mid-August
A final COBRA premium subsidy notice is due to most Assistance Eligible Individuals between 8/16/2021 and 9/15/2021. Employers subject to federal COBRA are required to comply as applicable. Read what you need to know.
Varying Employer Contributions and/or Employee Waiting Periods by Employee Class
How do you advise your employer clients when they inquire about establishing different classes of employees to vary benefit contribution amounts and/or employee waiting periods? Here is what you need to know.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Affordable Care Act
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled on June 17 on a case against the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the third challenge to the law since its 2010 inception.
CAA’s “No Surprises Act” - Changes to Health Plans Coming in 2022
Health plans will have some major changes intended to combat Surprise Billing beginning in January 2022. Learn preliminary information about these changes, before further regulations are released this summer.