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Cadillac Tax Not Driving Health Care Reform

The Affordable Care Act included an excise tax on rich employer-sponsored health coverage. Many referred to this as the “Cadillac tax.” The Cadillac tax is a 40% tax on ...
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Changes in Your Health Care and What You Need to Know

The President of the United States issued an executive order directing government agencies to make changes to health laws. The Order is intended to help improve price ...
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Did You Pay Your Annual PCORI Fee?

The Affordable Care Act created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) which is an organization tasked with improving the quality of health care and ...
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Are You Calculating Full-Time Employees Properly?

An applicable large employer must offer its full-time employees affordable health coverage or pay a penalty. Employers have two options for counting their employees’ ...
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What the Possible Changes in ACA Non-Discrimination Rules May Mean ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued proposed regulations changing certain aspects of the Affordable Care Act.
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Are You Remembering to Distribute the Health Care Marketplace Notice?

Employers should remember that the Affordable Care Act requires more than just filing forms each year. ACA requires most employers to provide newly hired employees with ...
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Department of Justice Urges ACA Repeal

While the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land, the U.S. Department of Justice recently filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals arguing that the ACA ...
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IRS Resources for ACA

The IRS has a website dedicated to helping help both individuals and employers with health care reform compliance.
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IRS Penalty Assessment Letters

Some employers have been receiving Employer Shared Responsibility (ESRP) 226J letters from the IRS assessing Affordable Care Act penalties. The 226J letter is issued to ...
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State-Based Health Insurance Exchanges

The Affordable Care Act requires each state to provide a health insurance purchasing marketplace, which is an organization offering a competitive market for buying ...
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