IRS Extends ACA Reporting Deadline for Furnishing Statements for 2021 for 30 days

This post was originally published by Larry Grudzien, Attorney at Law. In proposed regulations released on November 22, 2021, the IRS permanently and automatically extends the deadline for 30 days (more…)

Direct and Indirect Compensation Transparency Requirements for Your Group Health Plans

In response to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) enacted by Congress in December 2020, brokers are now required to disclose compensation amounts if they reasonably expect to receive (more…)

Employer Action Required! Distribute Medicare Part D Notices by October 15, 2021

Group health plan sponsors must provide Medicare Part D “creditable coverage” notices prior to October 15th, the start date of the Medicare annual enrollment period for Part D, Prescription Drug (more…)

IRS Announces 2022 HSA Contribution Limits

According to the IRS, the 2022 HDHP “annual out-of-pocket expenses (deductibles, co-payments, and other amounts, but not premiums) [may not] exceed $7,050 for self-only coverage or $14,100 for family coverage.” (more…)

Consolidate Appropriations Act: Impact to Anthem’s Member ID Cards

To ensure members know where to access current information about their benefits, Anthem will add verbiage to their ID cards advising members where on the Anthem website they can find (more…)

ATTENTION: Plan Year 2022 Registration and Training is LIVE

It’s that time of the year again! If you completed the registration and training for plan year 2021, the 2022 Marketplace registration and training is now available. If you did (more…)

Anthem ARPA State Continuation Notification Update

You may have received an email from Anthem recently to let you know about requirements involving individuals who are on state health continuation because they lost group health coverage because (more…)

PCORI Fees Due to IRS No Later Than July 31, 2021

Fees to fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) are due to the IRS no later than July 31, 2021, from employers who sponsor certain self-insured health plans such as (more…)

Important ARPA Compliance Info for Your Employee Benefits Clients

Just a reminder that employer groups must send ARPA COBRA/continuation notices to applicable eligible individuals by 5/30/2021. We put together a comprehensive ARPA compliance toolkit for Cornerstone agents to share (more…)

Certain Humana Level-Funded Premium Plans Updated for Mental Health Compliance

Effective April 15, 2021, select 2017 Humana Level Funded Premium (LFP) medical plan(s) will be automatically updated to comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, as required (more…)

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