
October 15th Deadline: Medicare Part D Notice of Creditable (or Non-Creditable) Coverage
Medicare Part D notices (of either creditable or non-creditable coverage) are due for distribution prior to October 15th.
Medicare Part D notices (of either creditable or non-creditable coverage) are due for distribution prior to October 15th.
Reminder: Plan Sponsors of Certain Applicable Self-Funded Health Plans Must Make PCORI Fee Payment By July 31, 2015 Please let this serve as a reminder that the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee is due by July 31st and must […]
On Friday, June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the 5-4 landmark decision in Obergefell v Hodges striking down same-sex marriage bans across the country as unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment.
In a historic 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court today upheld that the federal tax subsidies available to Americans who purchase health insurance through the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace.
Attorney Michael James spoke to the Michigan Association of CPAs yesterday on his presentation “Accountable Care Organizations 2.0”
Employers and plan sponsors that maintain wellness programs need to carefully review those programs to ensure compliance with various employment and benefit laws, including recently released guidance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) and Title I of Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)
Plan sponsors have work to do on their summary of benefits and coverage (“SBC”) in the coming months. The government recently published proposed regulations related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (“PPACA”) SBC requirement. The proposed regulations would […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2015-16 commencing the regulatory process to develop guidance on what’s been called the Cadillac Tax, i.e., the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Employers and plan sponsors, especially those with […]
Reminder: Form W-2 Reporting on Aggregate Cost of Employer Sponsored Coverage Unless subject to an exemption, employers must report the aggregate cost of employer-sponsored health coverage provided in 2014 on their employees’ Form W-2 (Code DD in Box 12) issued […]
Retirement plans are subject to a very complex web of regulations governing their administration, and mistakes inevitably happen, even in the best-run plans. Recently, Brian Gallagher presented to Plante Moran on the various programs available for correcting such errors. You […]