by Todd | Jun 19, 2019
Information about the Comparative Effectiveness Research Fee in 2019 The Affordable Care Act imposes an annual fee called the Comparative Effectiveness Research Fee (CERF) on insurers and plan sponsors of self-insured coverage to help fund the Patient-Centered...
by Todd | Jun 17, 2019
Final Rule Issued Allowing HRAs to be Used for Individual CoverageJune 17, 2019 On June 13, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (tri-agencies) issued a final rule allowing employees to use the dollars in employer-funded Health...
by Todd | Jan 26, 2018
The IRS issued Notice 2018-06 on Dec. 22, 2017, which extended by 30 days the 2018 due date for distributing 2017 health coverage information forms 1095-C or 1095-B to employees, regarding the health care coverage offered to them. The new deadline for supplying these...
by Todd | Jan 26, 2018
During the first week of October 2017, the Internal Revenue Service published final forms and instructions to help employers prepare for reporting on health coverage they offered to their employees in 2017 year. The forms must be distributed to employees and filed...
by Todd | Jul 25, 2017
When deciding how much life insurance a person needs, Financial Planners recommend an amount of 7 to 10 times your annual income. But what if you don’t have any annual income? What if you are a full-time, stay at home spouse and parent? Do you need a life...
by Todd | Jul 16, 2017
The challenge with health insurance is that we hear about it once a year during open enrollment, and the next time we use it we are either not feeling well, or checking out at the pharmacy or doctor’s office. You’ve heard about the following terms, now...