Benefits Think How to help clients create association health plans
Offering coverage through an AHP can produce savings but the group or sole proprietor will first have to join or form an association.
Offering coverage through an AHP can produce savings but the group or sole proprietor will first have to join or form an association.
Employers who failed to provide affordable healthcare are receiving notification of fines ranging from $2,080 to $3,480 per employee.
Regulations would make it much easier for association health plans, used by small businesses, to qualify as a single ERISA plan.
Given the penalty amounts, the importance of keeping an eye out for the IRS statements and acting quickly cannot be overstated, says benefits consultant Zack Pace.
Employers who failed to provide affordable healthcare are receiving notification of fines ranging from $2,080 to $3,480 per employee.
HHS proposed allowing short-term plans to be sold for coverage periods of up to a year, up from the current maximum of three months.
The growth in U.S. healthcare prices is projected to outpace economy-wide inflation for the first time since 2010.
Given the penalty amounts, the importance of keeping an eye out for the IRS statements and acting quickly cannot be overstated, says benefits consultant Zack Pace.
After Idaho’s Republican governor promised to find creative ways to get around Obamacare, one health plan in the state plans to offer skimpy coverage that may violate many of the law’s protections for patients.
President James Klein spoke with EBN about the organization’s agenda, now that Cadillac tax implementation is delayed another two years.
Ex-president of Eli Lilly's U.S. arm, Alex Azar, was confirmed to head the Department of Health and Human Services, setting a permanent replacement for Tom Price.
President James Klein spoke with EBA about the organization’s agenda, now that Cadillac tax implementation is delayed another two years.
Benefit groups applaud inclusion of the measure in House bill, expect it will still pass when Congress eventually reaches a deal.
The due dates for filing with the IRS remain unchanged for now, but advisers and clients must monitor developments that may repeal or modify rules.
The Society for Human Resource Management’s new chief talks trends, policy and the direction employers might see benefits moving forward.
The bill clarifies that agent compensation is not an insurance company administrative expense, which could relieve financial strains on small and independent firms.
The Society for Human Resource Management’s new chief talks trends, policy and the direction employers might see benefits moving forward.
The bill clarifies that agent compensation is not an insurance company administrative expense, which could relieve financial strains on small and independent firms.
The DOL rule to allow employers to band together to create an association health plan has hidden obligations for employers.
Trump’s pick to lead the HHS said he’s open to negotiating some drug prices for Medicare, while backing a largely dormant proposal to repeal and replace parts of the ACA.