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Marketplace Plans to Receive Star Ratings in 2020

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced earlier this month that plans sold on the Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace) will receive quality ratings using a five-star system (with 5 stars

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Combining HRAs and HSAs

It’s no surprise that more and more employers are offering qualified high deductible health plans (HDHPs) to their employees, and some employers are combining Health Reimbursement

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2020 Employer Mandate Details

The Internal Revenue Service recently released Revenue Procedure 2019-29  which included details on the affordability percentage related to the Employer Shared Responsibility provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known

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5 Things to Know About the New ICHRA

The new Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) will become an option for employers to offer employees effective January 1, 2020. Here are 5 key things

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New Definition of High Deductible Health Plans

President  Donald  Trump  issued  an  executive  order  last  month  aiming  to  improve  price  and  quality transparency  in  the  healthcare  industry.  Among  other  things,  the  executive  order  called 

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6 Types of HRAs

Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) have been on a roller coaster the past five years. Some laws and  regulations  have  limited  the  types  of  HRAs  that  an 

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New Executive Order May Enhance CDHPs

On June 24, 2019, President Donald Trump signed an  executive order  on  “Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First.” The main

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PCORI Fees

What large group employers (51+) should know about the PCORI fee payment obligation.

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2020 HSA and HDHP Inflation Adjustments

Each year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) makes inflation adjustments to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and qualified high deductible health plans (HDHPs). On May 24,