The ACA Exchange Notice Published: ABD Insurance & Financial Services, 6/26/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Health Insurance Exchanges

What Employers Should Know about ACA Shared Responsibility Payments Published: Proskauer, 6/22/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Employer Mandate

Supreme Court Holds Employers Cannot Discriminate Against LGBTQ Employees: Are Your Employee Benefit Plans Up to Snuff? Published: Snall & Wilmer, 6/19/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Nondiscrimination Rules

HHS Strips Gender Identity, Sex Stereotyping, Language Access Protections From ACA Anti-Discrimination Rule Published: Health Affairs, 6/13/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Nondiscrimination Rules

Fact Sheet: HHS Finalizes ACA Section 1557 Rule Published: HHS, 6/12/2020 Category: Government Resources Keyword(s): Nondiscrimination Rules

Employer Plan Implications from the 2021 ACA Payment Notice Published: HUB International, 6/10/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Annual Limits | Employer Mandate

Sections 4375 & 4376 – Insured and Self-Insured Health Plans Published: IRS, 6/8/2020 Category: Government Resources Keyword(s): Fees | Reporting and Disclosure

The Return to the Supreme Court Published: Groom Law, 6/3/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Individual Mandate

Reminder that the Zombie PCORI Fee is back and due Published: Graydon, 6/2/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Fees

If an ALE laid off full-time employees with the intention of rehiring them soon, will those employees be treated as new hires considering ACA break-in-service rules? Published: International Foundation, 6/1/2020 Category: FAQs Keyword(s): Employer Mandate

Emergency Paid Sick Leave and the ACA Published: ACA Times, 5/28/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Employer Mandate | Reporting and Disclosure

Health insurance enrollment changes due to COVID-19 and the potential impact on the ACA individual market Published: Milliman, 5/18/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Health Insurance Exchanges | Small Businesses

CMS Issues Final Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021 Published: CMS, HHS, 5/14/2020 Category: Government Resources Keyword(s): Employer Mandate | Health Insurance Exchanges | Individual Mandate | Reporting and Disclosure

ACA OOP Limit for 2021 & Guidance on Rx Manufacturer Coupons Published: Segal, 5/12/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Out-of-Pocket Maximums

HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021 Final Rule Fact Sheet Published: CMS, 5/7/2020 Category: Government Resources Keyword(s): Annual Limits | Health Care Accounts | Health Insurance Exchanges | Retiree Health Care | Small Businesses

COVID-19: Considerations for commercial health insurance rates in 2021 and beyond Published: Milliman, 5/5/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Individual Mandate | Medical Loss Ratios | Small Businesses

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions Published: Congressional Research Service, 5/5/2020 Category: FAQs Keyword(s): Employer Mandate | Essential Health Benefits | Fees | Small Businesses | Wellness Programs

With the new FFCRA and the CARES Act regulations allowing plans or issuers to reduce or eliminate the cost sharing for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19, are plan sponsors required to provide a notice of material modifications to participants? Published: International Foundation, 5/4/2020 Category: FAQs Keyword(s): Reporting and Disclosure

Benefits Briefs in the Time of COVID-19, Part 3: Layoffs/Furloughs and Excise Taxes under the Affordable Care Act Published: Dickinson Wright, 4/30/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Employer Mandate | Reporting and Disclosure

Major Employee Benefits Timeframe Extensions Announced for COVID-19 National Emergency Published: ABD Insurance & Financial Services, 4/29/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Claims Appeals and Reviews | Employer Mandate | Grandfathered Plans | Reporting and Disclosure

How the Small-Business Health Insurance Market Is Faring Published: Commonwealth Fund, 4/22/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Small Businesses

FAQs on Issuer Flexibilities for Utilization Management and Prior Authorization Published: CMS, 4/21/2020 Category: Government Resources Keyword(s): Essential Health Benefits

FAQs About Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Implementation Part 42 Published: DOL, 4/15/2020 Category: Government Resources Keyword(s): Essential Health Benefits | Excepted Benefits

Guidance issued on COVID-19 diagnostic testing coverage mandate Published: Buck , 4/15/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Essential Health Benefits | Excepted Benefits

What Does the Health Plan Say? Real-Life Employer Situations Related to Furloughs, Layoffs & Benefits Continuation Published: CBIZ, 4/12/2020 Category: Articles Keyword(s): Employer Mandate