IRS Identifies PPE as Qualified Medical Expense Under Section 213(d)

According to Announcement 2021-7 from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), personal protective equipment (PPE), such as masks, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes, are considered qualified medical expenses under Section 213(d) (more…)

2020 HSA Contribution Deadline Extended to May 17

According to a release from Navia Benefit Solutions and FlexBank, the IRS has just confirmed 2020 HSA Contributions may be accepted up to the filing deadline of May 17, 2021. These are HSA (more…)

IMPORTANT UPDATE: CMS Extends SEP to August 2021

In response to the benefits outlined in the American Rescue Plan regarding increased tax credits to reduce premiums, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended access to (more…)

How the American Rescue Plan Impacts ACA Enrollments

President Biden recently signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into law, which contains a number of provisions on exchange subsidies, dependent care flexible spending accounts, unemployment and economic stimulus, (more…)

ATTENTION: What Your Clients Need to Know About the American Rescue Plan Act

Attention: If your clients are subject to COBRA law, please read this important alert. Yesterday, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This bill contains provisions (more…)

President Biden Extends ACA Open Enrollment with New Executive Order

With a new executive order, President Biden has opened a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from February 15 to May 15, 2021, giving those without employer-sponsored coverage (more…)

Update to the Surprise Billing Legislation from Late 2020

In late 2020, we reported the good news that the State of Ohio has passed legislation to curtail “surprise billing.” This was great news given that many of the major (more…)

What are the “Transparency in Coverage Regulations”?

Initially proposed in 2019, a final rule released on October 29, 2020, by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of (more…)

Required Health Plan Coverage for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

This post was originally published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Required Health Plan Coverage for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine On December 11, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug (more…)

Anthem Will Issue MLR Rebates in August

In an effort to ease the financial burden of the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthem will fast-track the annual medical loss ratio (MLR) rebates that groups and individual members typically receive in (more…)

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