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Arkansas Rule 128 Compliance Guide: Pharmacy Compensation Reporting for Group Health Plans
Blog 02/24/2025
employee-benefits complianceThe Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) recently created a new reporting obligation that requires group benefit plans to submit certain pharmacy compensation information that may then be used to...
A new Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Notice has just been issued by the Department of Labor (DOL), reflecting updated information which brings it current to March 17, 2025. For background,...
On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed two pieces of legislation into law, the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act. These new laws make welcome changes to...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of the Treasury, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued joint guidance to provide relief to plan participants and beneficiaries of...
After a week of legislative turmoil, Congress passed and President Biden signed the "American Relief Act, 2025", a continuing resolution aimed at extending various appropriations and programs through...
As per Notice 2024-83, the IRS is adjusting the fee that insurers or self-insured health plan sponsors will pay to fund the federal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) trust fund for...
Massachusetts HIRD Form Information Attention: Massachusetts Employers with Six or More Employees in Massachusetts. The Annual Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form is due no later...
Health FSAs On October 22, 2024, the IRS announced in Rev. Proc. 2024-40 the annual inflation adjustments for the 2025 tax year. Included in this announcement, and of consequence to the employee...
As we commented upon in our January 2023 guidance, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA 2023) introduced numerous provisions directly affecting employers, including some welcome relief for...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the 2026 Benefit Parameters, outlining the maximum out-of-pocket (OOP) limits applicable to non-grandfathered plans for plan years...