Dedicated ACA Reporting
IRS IRS To Enforce Individual Mandate for 2017 Tax Returns Oct 19 IRS To Enforce Individual Mandate for 2017 Tax Returns
ACA Reform
Back to Congress: Changes to Modify the ACA to Continue Subsidy Payments to Insurers to Stabilize Insurance Markets Are Still In Play Back to Congress: Changes to Modify the ACA to Continue Subsidy Payments to Insurers to Stabilize Insurance Markets Are Still In Play
Health Care Coverage
In Contrast to Federal Government, California Institutes New Laws to Bolster ACA In Contrast to Federal Government, California Institutes New Laws to Bolster ACA
Affordable Care Act
New White House Executive Order Doesn’t Change ACA Employer Mandate New White House Executive Order Doesn’t Change ACA Employer Mandate
Health Care Coverage
States Are Taking The Lead in Curbing Drug Costs States Are Taking The Lead in Curbing Drug Costs
Affordable Care Act The ACA is Good for Entrepreneurs Oct 11 The ACA is Good for Entrepreneurs
IRS
IRS Issues Instructions for Use of New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT] IRS Issues Instructions for Use of New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT]
Health Care Coverage
Temporary Shutdowns of Healthcare.gov Termed ACA Sabotage Temporary Shutdowns of Healthcare.gov Termed ACA Sabotage
Affordable Care Act
CHIP Reauthorization in Congressional Committees Sees Mixed Results CHIP Reauthorization in Congressional Committees Sees Mixed Results
Health Care Coverage
Congress Not Delivering Yet on Public Priorities for Healthcare Congress Not Delivering Yet on Public Priorities for Healthcare
IRS IRS Issues New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT] Oct 3 IRS Issues New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT]
ACA Compliance
The Two C’s of Open Enrollment Season: Communication and Compliance The Two C’s of Open Enrollment Season: Communication and Compliance
Affordable Care Act
Trump, McConnell Indicate There May Be Movement Towards Limited Bipartisan ACA Legislation to Stabilize Insurance Markets in 2018 [NEW REPORT] Trump, McConnell Indicate There May Be Movement Towards Limited Bipartisan ACA Legislation to Stabilize Insurance Markets in 2018 [NEW REPORT]
Affordable Care Act
Path Now Clear for U.S. Senate Committee to Address Stabilizing Health Insurance Markets Path Now Clear for U.S. Senate Committee to Address Stabilizing Health Insurance Markets
Healthcare
Increases in Employee Healthcare Costs Pushing Businesses to Innovative Solutions to Lower Costs Increases in Employee Healthcare Costs Pushing Businesses to Innovative Solutions to Lower Costs
Employee Misclassification GrubHub Trial Could Set Precedent for Employee Misclassification Lawsuits Sep 25 GrubHub Trial Could Set Precedent for Employee Misclassification Lawsuits
IRS
IRS Extends Voluntary Reporting Of Catastrophic Coverage IRS Extends Voluntary Reporting Of Catastrophic Coverage
ACA Compliance
With the Threat Of ACA-Imposed Penalties From the IRS, Employers Must Be Serious About Tracking Employee and Worker Time With the Threat Of ACA-Imposed Penalties From the IRS, Employers Must Be Serious About Tracking Employee and Worker Time
Affordable Care Act
Possible Extension Of Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments, More Flexibility for States May Face A Challenge Possible Extension Of Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments, More Flexibility for States May Face A Challenge
Affordable Care Act
U.S. Senate Health Committee Works to Reach Consensus With Healthcare Hearings Over U.S. Senate Health Committee Works to Reach Consensus With Healthcare Hearings Over
Affordable Care Act IRS To Enforce Individual Mandate for 2017 Tax Returns Oct 19 IRS To Enforce Individual Mandate for 2017 Tax Returns
ACA Reform Back to Congress: Changes to Modify the ACA to Continue Subsidy Payments to Insurers to Stabilize Insurance Markets Are Still In Play Oct 18 Back to Congress: Changes to Modify the ACA to Continue Subsidy Payments to Insurers to Stabilize Insurance Markets Are Still In Play
Affordable Care Act In Contrast to Federal Government, California Institutes New Laws to Bolster ACA Oct 17 In Contrast to Federal Government, California Institutes New Laws to Bolster ACA
Affordable Care Act New White House Executive Order Doesn’t Change ACA Employer Mandate Oct 16 New White House Executive Order Doesn’t Change ACA Employer Mandate
Health Care Coverage States Are Taking The Lead in Curbing Drug Costs Oct 12 States Are Taking The Lead in Curbing Drug Costs
Affordable Care Act The ACA is Good for Entrepreneurs Oct 11 The ACA is Good for Entrepreneurs
ACA Reporting IRS Issues Instructions for Use of New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT] Oct 10 IRS Issues Instructions for Use of New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT]
Health Care Coverage Temporary Shutdowns of Healthcare.gov Termed ACA Sabotage Oct 9 Temporary Shutdowns of Healthcare.gov Termed ACA Sabotage
Affordable Care Act CHIP Reauthorization in Congressional Committees Sees Mixed Results Oct 5 CHIP Reauthorization in Congressional Committees Sees Mixed Results
Health Care Reform Congress Not Delivering Yet on Public Priorities for Healthcare Oct 4 Congress Not Delivering Yet on Public Priorities for Healthcare
ACA Reporting IRS Issues New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT] Oct 3 IRS Issues New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT]
ACA Compliance The Two C’s of Open Enrollment Season: Communication and Compliance Oct 2 The Two C’s of Open Enrollment Season: Communication and Compliance
Health Insurance Marketplace Trump, McConnell Indicate There May Be Movement Towards Limited Bipartisan ACA Legislation to Stabilize Insurance Markets in 2018 [NEW REPORT] Sep 28 Trump, McConnell Indicate There May Be Movement Towards Limited Bipartisan ACA Legislation to Stabilize Insurance Markets in 2018 [NEW REPORT]
Affordable Care Act Path Now Clear for U.S. Senate Committee to Address Stabilizing Health Insurance Markets Sep 27 Path Now Clear for U.S. Senate Committee to Address Stabilizing Health Insurance Markets
Healthcare Increases in Employee Healthcare Costs Pushing Businesses to Innovative Solutions to Lower Costs Sep 26 Increases in Employee Healthcare Costs Pushing Businesses to Innovative Solutions to Lower Costs
Affordable Care Act GrubHub Trial Could Set Precedent for Employee Misclassification Lawsuits Sep 25 GrubHub Trial Could Set Precedent for Employee Misclassification Lawsuits
ACA Reporting IRS Extends Voluntary Reporting Of Catastrophic Coverage Sep 21 IRS Extends Voluntary Reporting Of Catastrophic Coverage
ACA Compliance With the Threat Of ACA-Imposed Penalties From the IRS, Employers Must Be Serious About Tracking Employee and Worker Time Sep 20 With the Threat Of ACA-Imposed Penalties From the IRS, Employers Must Be Serious About Tracking Employee and Worker Time
Health Care Reform Possible Extension Of Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments, More Flexibility for States May Face A Challenge Sep 19 Possible Extension Of Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments, More Flexibility for States May Face A Challenge
Health Care Coverage U.S. Senate Health Committee Works to Reach Consensus With Healthcare Hearings Over Sep 16 U.S. Senate Health Committee Works to Reach Consensus With Healthcare Hearings Over
Affordable Care Act IRS To Enforce Individual Mandate for 2017 Tax Returns Oct 19 IRS To Enforce Individual Mandate for 2017 Tax Returns In yet another sign that the IRS will be enforcing the Affordable Care Act, the IRS’s ACA Information Center for Taxpaying Professionals is providing updated guidance that it will require taxpayers to provide an indication of whether they had healthcare Read More
Affordable Care Act Back to Congress: Changes to Modify the ACA to Continue Subsidy Payments to Insurers to Stabilize Insurance Markets Are Still In Play Oct 18 Back to Congress: Changes to Modify the ACA to Continue Subsidy Payments to Insurers to Stabilize Insurance Markets Are Still In Play Bipartisan discussions spearheaded by the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions may lead to legislation that will continue cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to insurance companies providing health insurance policies on government healthcare exchanges and extend greater flexibility Read More
Affordable Care Act In Contrast to Federal Government, California Institutes New Laws to Bolster ACA Oct 17 In Contrast to Federal Government, California Institutes New Laws to Bolster ACA While the White House and many Republicans in Washington, D.C., seem intent on undermining the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the statehouse in Sacramento is doing something to bolster it. The two million Californians who receive their healthcare through Covered California, Read More
Affordable Care Act New White House Executive Order Doesn’t Change ACA Employer Mandate Oct 16 New White House Executive Order Doesn’t Change ACA Employer Mandate The Executive Order directed at the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was signed by President Trump last week addresses three areas he claims will expand healthcare choices to Americans. The Executive Order: directs the Secretary of Labor to consider expanding Read More
Prescription Drugs States Are Taking The Lead in Curbing Drug Costs Oct 12 States Are Taking The Lead in Curbing Drug Costs States are taking more aggressive action to curb drug costs. It’s self-preservation. Prescription drug expenditures are nearly 20 percent of U.S. health care costs. According to the National Academy for State Health Policy, more than 30 states have either passed Read More
Affordable Care Act The ACA is Good for Entrepreneurs Oct 11 The ACA is Good for Entrepreneurs The latest news surrounding our nation’s healthcare has kept many on the edges of their seats, but for the moment, those who most benefit from the Affordable Care Act can breathe a sigh of relief. The recent efforts in Congress Read More
IRS IRS Issues Instructions for Use of New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT] Oct 10 IRS Issues Instructions for Use of New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT] The IRS has followed the release of the 2017 forms for filing Affordable Care Act (ACA)-mandated information with the IRS for the 2017 tax year with the instructions for the forms. The updated instructions for the use of Form 1094-C Read More
Affordable Care Act CHIP Reauthorization in Congressional Committees Sees Mixed Results Oct 5 CHIP Reauthorization in Congressional Committees Sees Mixed Results There were mixed results yesterday in Congress as Senate and House committees considered bills reauthorizing funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The program provided healthcare coverage to 8.9 million children in low-income families in fiscal year 2016. The Read More
Affordable Care Act Temporary Shutdowns of Healthcare.gov Termed ACA Sabotage Oct 9 Temporary Shutdowns of Healthcare.gov Termed ACA Sabotage It’s become a bit of a sport. Websites and media outlets are tracking ways that the Trump administration has been working to undermine the Affordable Care Act. Organizations such as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), Health Care Read More
Health Care Coverage Congress Not Delivering Yet on Public Priorities for Healthcare Oct 4 Congress Not Delivering Yet on Public Priorities for Healthcare Despite a recent declaration that Congress will focus on tax reform, the need to address critical healthcare issues remains. A recent Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey found that a large majority of the public sees reauthorizing funding for the Children’s Read More
ACA Reporting IRS Issues New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT] Oct 3 IRS Issues New ACA Forms for 2017 Tax Year [NEW REPORT] The IRS continues to prepare for employers to file ACA-mandated information with the IRS for the 2017 tax year. The IRS is now making the new Form 1094-C and Form 1095-C available. You can view the 2017 forms at these Read More
Health Insurance Marketplace Trump, McConnell Indicate There May Be Movement Towards Limited Bipartisan ACA Legislation to Stabilize Insurance Markets in 2018 [NEW REPORT] Sep 28 Trump, McConnell Indicate There May Be Movement Towards Limited Bipartisan ACA Legislation to Stabilize Insurance Markets in 2018 [NEW REPORT] With the GOP’s last-ditch attempt in Congress to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)done for now, President Trump introduced the idea of working with Democrats to change healthcare in America, perhaps another signal that a bipartisan solution to Read More
Affordable Care Act Path Now Clear for U.S. Senate Committee to Address Stabilizing Health Insurance Markets Sep 27 Path Now Clear for U.S. Senate Committee to Address Stabilizing Health Insurance Markets The on again, off again effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) finally fizzled out yesterday when Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate declined to bring to a vote the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the ACA and Read More
ACA Compliance The Two C’s of Open Enrollment Season: Communication and Compliance Oct 2 The Two C’s of Open Enrollment Season: Communication and Compliance The Affordable Care Act raised the ante on providing health insurance to Americans for U. S. businesses. It mandated that applicable large employers (those with 50 or more full-time employees and equivalent employees) must make offers of minimal essential coverage Read More
Affordable Care Act Increases in Employee Healthcare Costs Pushing Businesses to Innovative Solutions to Lower Costs Sep 26 Increases in Employee Healthcare Costs Pushing Businesses to Innovative Solutions to Lower Costs The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has helped more Americans obtain health insurance than ever before. Most of the discussion around issues with the ACA has focused on the individual market and the cost of insurance obtained on the government healthcare Read More
Affordable Care Act GrubHub Trial Could Set Precedent for Employee Misclassification Lawsuits Sep 25 GrubHub Trial Could Set Precedent for Employee Misclassification Lawsuits GrubHub is on trial for a case of employee misclassification involving its drivers. The drivers allege they were misclassified by the on-demand food delivery app as independent contractors and not as W-2 employees. For its part, GrubHub is arguing that Read More
ACA Reporting IRS Extends Voluntary Reporting Of Catastrophic Coverage Sep 21 IRS Extends Voluntary Reporting Of Catastrophic Coverage The IRS released Notice 2017-41 last month, informing health insurance issuers of further guidance surrounding the reporting of catastrophic plan coverage acquired through the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace. It’s the latest chapter in the effort to complete rules for reporting Read More
ACA Compliance With the Threat Of ACA-Imposed Penalties From the IRS, Employers Must Be Serious About Tracking Employee and Worker Time Sep 20 With the Threat Of ACA-Imposed Penalties From the IRS, Employers Must Be Serious About Tracking Employee and Worker Time The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) mandate that employers with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees must offer health insurance coverage to their full-time employees has come with added challenges, thanks to the gig economy and greater use of Read More
Health Care Reform Possible Extension Of Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments, More Flexibility for States May Face A Challenge Sep 19 Possible Extension Of Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments, More Flexibility for States May Face A Challenge The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearings on the Affordable Care Act could lead to bipartisan legislation for Congressional approval to continue cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to insurance companies providing health insurance policies on government healthcare Read More
Health Care Coverage U.S. Senate Health Committee Works to Reach Consensus With Healthcare Hearings Over Sep 16 U.S. Senate Health Committee Works to Reach Consensus With Healthcare Hearings Over Can they reach a bipartisan consensus on fixing healthcare? That’s the question now that the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has completed its hearings on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to insurance in the individual health Read More
Affordable Care Act U.S. Senate Committee Hears More Support for CSR Payments and Flexibility for States Sep 13 U.S. Senate Committee Hears More Support for CSR Payments and Flexibility for States The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions continued its hearings on healthcare policy yesterday. The hearing brought testimony in support of providing states more flexibility in addressing healthcare issues and continuation of cost-sharing reduction (CSR) to help Read More
Health Care Reform U.S. Senate Committee Continues Healthcare Hearings Today After Hearing From Governors Last Week Sep 12 U.S. Senate Committee Continues Healthcare Hearings Today After Hearing From Governors Last Week The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions continues its hearings on healthcare policy today. The committee will hear testimony today on providing states greater flexibility in managing health insurance and healthcare issues. Those scheduled to testify are: Read More
Premium Tax Credit Incorrect PTC Calculations Show that Technology Is A Gift and a Curse Sep 11 Incorrect PTC Calculations Show that Technology Is A Gift and a Curse Over the last two years, the IRS has made some strides in ensuring that certain ACA-mandated processes are as seamless as possible for taxpayers and employers, from streamlining electronic form filings to working toward virtual interactions with the IRS from Read More
Affordable Care Act State Insurance Commissioners Ask Senators to Continue Subsidy Payments to Insurers Sep 7 State Insurance Commissioners Ask Senators to Continue Subsidy Payments to Insurers It was a positive start to what the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hopes will be the start of a successful bipartisan effort to draft legislation that will modify the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to stabilize Read More
ACA Reform U.S. Senate Committee Starts Hearings Today on Bipartisan Approach to Fixing the ACA Sep 6 U.S. Senate Committee Starts Hearings Today on Bipartisan Approach to Fixing the ACA The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will start deliberations on a bipartisan bill to address issues with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) aimed at shoring up government health exchanges and providing certainty that subsidy payments to Read More
Healthcare How Will a New Era of Healthcare Entrepreneurs Be Impacted by the ACA? Sep 5 How Will a New Era of Healthcare Entrepreneurs Be Impacted by the ACA? At some point, the gig economy was bound to expand into industries most never imagined. With the growing rate of Americans taking on some form of a job within the gig economy, it’s become something that many employers are seeking Read More
Health Care Coverage MassHealth Changes Come With A Hefty Price Tag For Employers Aug 31 MassHealth Changes Come With A Hefty Price Tag For Employers While healthcare is expected to continue to be discussed when Congress reconvenes in September, some state governments are taking steps of their own to shore up the Affordable Care Act impact on healthcare services at the state level. For example, Read More
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