Twice per month, our team curates and emails our clients and subscribers an informational update containing articles and resources related to HR compliance and legislation impacting employer-sponsored health plans. Also included in this email outreach are registration links for upcoming employer webinars and recording links for past webinars (right).
See below for an archive of past email updates.
- COVID-19 and End of Public Health Emergency Update
- FAQs about the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fee
- March 2023 Compliance Update
- OCR Warns of HIPAA Pitfalls in Using Online Tracking Technologies
- IRS Updates Mileage Rates
- 2023 Federal Poverty Level Released, Impacts ACA Affordability Safe Harbor
- EBSA Announces Priorities for 2023
- Corrective Action Documentation: Save Time and Money for your Company
- MEDICAID REDETERMINATIONS – Unwinding and Returning to Regular Operations after COVID-19
- Joint Agency Guidance on Gag Clause Prohibition for Health Plan Agreement
- Don’t Overlook Prescription Drug Reporting to CMS
- February 2023 Compliance Recap
- Departments Propose Rule to Expand ACA Preventive Services
- Humana to Exit Employer Group Commercial Medical Products Business
- CAA Reporting Upcoming Deadlines
- 2023 Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans Compliance Calendar
- January 2023 Compliance Recap
- Volunteering: A Natural Boost to Your Mental Health
- President Biden Reveals Plan to End National COVID-19 Emergency
- DOL Announces 2023 Penalties for Health & Welfare Plan Compliance Errors
- HR Elements: Workplace Culture | Why Best Friends Have Benefits at Work
- 4 Employee Handbook Policies to Watch in 2023
- IRS Grants Permanent 30-Day Extension to Providing Individual ACA Statements
- Recap: Change Management for Small Businesses
- Important Employment Trends to Watch – How Can Your HR Department Make the Most of 2023?
- Continuing Appropriations Act Extends HDHP Relief for Telehealth Services
- Feds Extend Prescription Drug Filing Deadline, Announce Relaxed Enforcement
- Supporting Employees with Breast Cancer
- Office for Civil Rights Reiterates HIPAA Requirements and Responses to Cybersecurity Incidents
- Ongoing Application of Certain COVID-19 Guidance
- Four Ways to Make Terminations Less Stressful
- IRS Revises Guidance to Allow Expanded Mid-Year Cafeteria Plan Election Changes
- November 2022 Compliance Recap
- Agencies Seek Public Comment on No Surprises Act Good Faith Estimate and Advanced Explanation of Benefits Provisions
- December 27 Due Date for Prescription Drug Cost Reporting is Approaching (UPDATE)
- Cafeteria Plans: Change in Status Events and Permissible Employee Election Changes
- IRS Announces Adjusted Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Fee
- IRS Releases Critical 2023 Employee Benefit Plan Limits
- Recent Court Decisions Should Put Employers on Notice Regarding COBRA Administration
- ACA Compliance Issues and the 1865-C Letter
- October 2022 Compliance Recap
- Need-to-Know End-of-Year Compliance Updates
- Complete Guide to Planning Office Parties
- Achieving Healthy HR: Thoughtful Compensation
- IRS Announces Increased Limits for Certain Employee Benefits, Higher Fines for ACA Reporting Failures
- 2022 & 2023 Transparency in Action
- Workplace Culture | Quiet Quitting: Employee Engagement Issues in Disguise
- Final Rule Resolves “Family Glitch” for ACA Marketplace Coverage
- September 2022 Compliance Recap
- 2022 ACA Refresher
- How Paid Family Leave Can Help Your Business
- Departments Issue No Surprises Act FAQ and Clarify Independent Dispute Resolution Process
- ACA Updates
- Employer Medicare Part D Notices Due
- Leveling Up Your Open Enrollment Game: Tips for Success
- Departments Issue Final Rules to Clarify Dispute Resolution and Transparency under the No Surprises Act
- Important 2023 ACA Reminders for Applicable Large Employers
- Employers Should Prepare to Issue Medicare Part D Notices
- Compliance Recap: June/July 2022
- IRS Announces 2023 ACA Affordability Safe Harbor
- Plan Sponsors Should Prepare for Medical Loss Ratio Rebates in 2022
- IRS Releases Draft ACA Reporting Forms
- Employers Should Prepare to Issue Medicare Part D Notices
- HHS Issues Proposed Rules under ACA Section 1557 to Clarify Scope of Discrimination Protections
- The Play-or-Pay Penalty and Counting Employees under the ACA
- Employer Abortion Policy Considerations
- ERISA Plan Documents – What Employers Need to Know (Webinar Replay)
- PCORI fees are due by Monday, August 1, 2022
- Staying Organized in the Workplace
- Get By with a Little Help from Your Friends: “Tend and Befriend”