Amwins Connect Question of the Month
October 2023
Can I Use the Look-Back Measurement Method for Just My Seasonal Employees?
Question: I am an applicable large employer. Am I able to use the ...
Reminder - Most Employers Now Required to File Electronic Information Returns Beginning in 2024
Have your clients prepared for this new requirement?
As we published earlier this year, this new r...
2023 Upcoming Fall and Winter Compliance Deadlines
It is that time of year again when your clients need to be thinking about approaching deadlines for Group Health Plans. Some of the important dead...
MLR Rebates
September 6, 2023
Around this time each year, the carriers begin sending out MLR rebates to fully insured group health plans. This webinar will provide a quick refresher on why fully...
90 Day Waiting Period & Orientation Period
September 2023
ACA: 90-Day Limit on Waiting Periods
Group health plans and insurers are prohibited from imposing a waiting period exceeding 90 ...
Out-of-Pocket Maximum Limits
Date Issued: September 2023
Most group health plans are designed with cost-sharing measures such as deductibles, copays, coinsurance, and an out-of-pocket (OOP) maxi...
2024 ACA Affordability Percentage
August 30, 2023
Just in time for employers who are thinking about their 2024 plan year, the IRS has announced the new health plan affordability percentage for 2...
Compliance Issues with Out Of Pocket Maximums
As brokers help employers finalize 2024 plan designs, it’s important to keep in mind that there are limits on the amount that can be required before pa...
2024 Affordability Percentage Date Issued
In Revenue Procedure 2023-29, the IRS has again significantly decreased the affordability percentage from 9.12% in 2023 to 8.39% for 2024. This is the firs...
Amwins Connect - Question Of The Month August 2023
Question:
When a covered employee’s dependent child attains age 26, when can the Group Health Plan terminate the dependent's coverage?
Answe...
Coverage of Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing
August 2023
Background
Non-grandfathered group health plans are required to cover those items considered to be preventive under provisions...