Compliance News

Compliance News Week Ending May 16, 2025

Compliance News Week Ending May 16, 2025 In this ArticleHSA and ICHRA Changes Proposed in Tax Bill The House Ways & Means Committee released an initial draft of the tax provisions in the reconcili...

California Updates from the Department of Managed Health Care

California Updates from the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Updates to California’s Benchmark Plan, Essential Health Benefits The DMHC submitted an application to CMS, on behalf of the state,...

IRS Releases 2026 Limits for HDHP Values, HSA and Excepted Benefit HRA Limits

IRS Releases 2026 Limits for HDHP Values, HSA Limits, and Excepted Benefit HRA Limits The IRS recently released IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-19 announcing some employee benefit plan contributions and limits f...

Amwins Connect - May 2025 Question of the Month

Amwins Connect – May 2025 Question of the Month QuestionCan employers reimburse employees for Medicare premiums? Answer Under certain circumstances, yes, employers can reimburse employees for Medicare...

Compliance News Week Ending April 25, 2025

Compliance News Week Ending April 25, 2025 In this Article2026 Annual Dollar Limits on Cost Sharing Late in 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Med...

RxDC Reporting is Due June 1, 2025

RxDC Reporting is Due June 1, 2025 Annual RxDC reporting is required by June 1 of each year. Reporting for the data from 2024 will be due June 1, 2025. The reporting consists of a plan file (P2), eigh...

Group Term Life Insurance Nondiscrimination Rules - Section 79

Group Term Life Insurance Nondiscrimination Rules – Section 79 §79 of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) provides that the cost of the first $50,000 of employer-provided group term life insurance cover...

California AB 2843 and SB 729 effective July 1, 2025- Carrier Responses Chart

Both bills are effective July 1, 2025. The charts below provide carrier specific information as to how each will be communicating the requirements. AB 2843 Effective July 1, 2025Applies to individual...

Compliance News Week Ending April 18, 2025

Compliance News Week Ending April 18, 2025 In this ArticleEmployer Mandate - Successful Challenge of IRS Collection of §4980H Penalties An employer that did not offer medical coverage to full-time emp...

Employer Marketplace Subsidy Notices - Appeal or Not

Employer Marketplace Subsidy Notices – Appeal or Not Employers continue to receive notices from the public Marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges) indicating that one or more employees are currently receiving ...

Executive Order Signed - Lowering Prescription Drug Prices

Executive Order Signed – Lowering Drug Prices Yesterday, on April 15, 2025, the President signed another Executive Order in an effort to work towards lowering prescription drug prices. Below are summ...

Updated Information on the Federal CHIP Model Notice

Updated Information on the Federal CHIP Model Notice The Federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Model Notice has been updated as of March 17, 2025. Children’s Health Insurance Program Auth...