How Should Employer’s Respond? Texas U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled on Friday that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. This announcement during the Marketplace open enrollment period has created questions for employers and employees alike. As a result, it has also reignited the discussion over healthcare in the country. Even though the ACA reformed […]
PPACA
PCORI Fee is Announced by the IRS for the Final Time
For policy plan years beginning after September 30, 2018 and ending before October 1, 2019 the PCORI fee will be $2.45. This will be the final plan year that the fees must be collected. What is it? The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORI) was established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The fees pay […]
HR Q&A: COBRA and PPACA
HR Q & A COBRA and PPACA This week’s question has to do with COBRA and the impact of PPACA. We have received a number of questions on COBRA regarding adult dependents. While the answer seems to be straight forward, some employers and employees are confused by the new regulation’s impact on COBRA. Q. Does […]
Surcharge For State Exchanges
Individuals and their Families could pay Surcharge for State Exchanges According to the HHS Proposed Regulations , the Federal Government is discussing charging a fee to insurance companies who offer products in the State Exchanges where the States have refused to participate. In other words, in the current 17 states that have declined or not […]
HHS State Exchange
State Exchanges March On or do They? States are moving ahead on building State Exchanges, but… Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the following states have received new grants to establish State Exchanges under the Affordable Care Act: California Connecticut Hawaii Iowa Maryland Nevada New York Vermont “We […]
PPACA HR Helper
PPACA RULING A DEATH SENTENCE FOR THOUSANDS? We still don’t have a final ruling on PPACA and the political spin continues. A recent report released by Family USA called “Dying for Coverage,” revealed that more than 26,000 Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 died prematurely in 2010 because they did not have health […]
PPACA and COBRA
Benefits Review-PPACA and COBRA What Employers need to know Once PPACA is implemented, what happens to COBRA? As employers are waiting for the dust to settle on PPACA, some are wondering how this new law will impact other regulations such as COBRA. If there will be state exchanges, do employers still have to offer COBRA? […]
PPACA Coming Soon
HR Express on PPACA PPACA Taxes will be Here Sooner Than You Think Employers may want to warn their Highly Compensated Employees of the new tax impact of PPACA. Beginning with the tax year 2013, there will be new tax liabilities for highly compensated employees and their families under the PPACA. Employers may wish to […]