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In yesterday’s Advisor, we explored a recent survey that suggested that wellness programs help your employees stay engaged and productive. Today we’ll take a look at a few benefits for creating a wellness program and the basic steps it takes to start one in your workplace.
By Benjamin J. Conley, JD Late last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued IRS Notice 2015-87, a series of 26 frequently asked questions (FAQs) addressing a range of unanswered questions under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) employer mandate and […]
You probably have a few, or more than a few, questions about the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—who doesn’t?
By Jennifer Carsen, JD The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) really kicked things into high gear at the very end of 2015. While the rest of us were winding down, hanging out with friends and family, and eating far too many gingerbread men (or perhaps that was just me), the industrious tax elves slipped a few […]
By Jennifer Carsen, JD You are undoubtedly weary of hearing about everything the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires of you in terms of the employee health care coverage you’re mandated to provide.
One of the Affordable Care Act’s many (many) provisions required employers with 200 or more employees to automatically enroll employees into the employer’s lowest-cost healthcare plan if employees failed to either select a plan or opt out of coverage. That provision had not yet gone into effect, however, as enforcement was on hold pending the […]
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to once again review the contentious issue of the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
As you probably know by now, it’s not enough under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for employer-sponsored health plans to merely provide health coverage to employees—that coverage also has to be affordable and provide minimum value.
The individual healthcare exchange is a topic that was originally the focus of a lot of controversy—not the least of which was a result of its initial slow implementation. But now that we’re a year into using the exchange, let’s take a closer look at what it is and how it affects employers.
It’s a common misconception that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that large employers provide health insurance for employees. The regulations actually don’t mandate that; instead, the regulations state that employers make a choice: They can choose to offer coverage that meets at least the minimum standards OR they can choose to pay a penalty. […]