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The IRS has issued a new glimpse at compliance with the ACA’s Cadillac tax and a well-discussed EBA article asked advisers to ponder which of three broker models will survive? Here’s what EBA readers had to say.

The DOL has reiterated its intent to actively seek out health and welfare plans across the country for audit. Employers and their benefit advisers should review plans for compliance, paying close attention to these areas flagged recently by the DOL as points of interest.

Benefit marketplaces continue to gain popularity, and brokers need to understand and embrace how technology-enabled shopping and enrollment platforms can fit into their current and future business strategies. Here are five reasons a benefits marketplace can enhance brokers’ business, according to technology solutions provider hCentive.

Advisers and their employer clients have a false sense of calm about the Affordable Care Act in 2015, because nobody has been penalized yet under the employer shared responsibility rule, says Kaya Bromley, an attorney with Your Obamacare Advisors. Next year could change that, she adds. Here are 10 of her top ACA predictions for 2016.

Excluding health insurance premium, these ancillary benefit carriers are the top companies experiencing positive year over year growth with more than $500 million in large-group revenue. EBA, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, reveals in ascending order these fastest-growing companies. The listing is based on Form 5500 Schedule A reporting data on revenues coming from premiums as of June 30, 2015.

This week, a new coalition dedicated to repealing the ACA’s excise tax on high-cost group plans was formed. Here’s what EBA readers had to say about the tax set to take effect in 2018.

Excluding health insurance premium, these ancillary benefit carriers are the top companies experiencing positive year over year growth between $100 and $500 million in large-group revenue. EBA, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, reveals in ascending order these fastest-growing companies. The listing is based on Form 5500 Schedule A reporting data on revenues coming from premiums as of June 30, 2015.

Excluding health insurance premium, these ancillary benefit carriers are the top companies experiencing positive year over year growth up to $100 million in large-group revenue. EBA, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, reveals in ascending order these fastest-growing companies. The listing is based on Form 5500 Schedule A reporting data on revenues coming from premiums as of June 30, 2015.

Private exchange growth is expected to explode by 2018. But many employers and brokers alike still struggle with the definition of an exchange. At EBA’s recent Private Healthcare Exchanges conference in Chicago, Ann Mond Johnson, adviser at ConnectedHealth, and Matthew Levin, executive vice president at Aon, shared the top 10 myths about these exchanges.

The Supreme Court’s recent decision that states are required to recognize as legal a marriage between two people of the same sex has lasting implications on employers that some industry experts are still deciphering. Benefit advisers should be prepared to advise employer clients on some of these changes. Here are 7 things employers need to know about the decision, according to Cherry Creek Benefits.