As awareness rises and stigma decreases, society is focusing on the urgency and importance of treating mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Does your employer-sponsored health plan comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)? DOL Enforces Mental […]
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, better known as COBRA, became law on April 7, 1986. The law provides for continuation of health coverage from an employer-sponsored group health plan after an employee experiences a qualifying event like a job termination […]
Happy 2019, Word on Benefits readers! We’ve got some great resources to help you get ready for the year ahead. Check them out below! Employee Benefits Desktop Wallpaper First the fun stuff! Download this just-for-members monthly desktop wallpaper featuring fun facts for […]
What You Need to Know On Friday, December 14, 2018 a judge in the Northern District of Texas issued an opinion that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional and that, as a result, the entire ACA is […]
We’ve heard some employers received 226-J notices from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) saying they could owe potential “play or pay” Affordable Care Act (ACA) penalties for 2015. Some of these preliminary assessments are the result of mistakes in reporting or other […]
You wouldn’t think running wellness programs would be all that scary for employers, but Macy’s Inc., along with its subsidiaries Anthem and Cigna, are likely screaming in horror at a lawsuit filed against them by the Department of Labor (DOL) for management […]
The future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains uncertain, but employee benefit plan sponsors should be alert for compliance issues that aren’t going away. Scott Segal addressed common compliance errors during his presentation “Employee Benefits Compliance ‘Hot Topics’” during the 26th […]
Naturally, we love to talk benefits here at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. So when a couple of our resident benefits gurus started presenting a monthly benefits update for staff, the word got out. Each month, the audience (a.k.a. staffers […]
President Trump’s January 20 executive order directed his administration to take steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Because ACA is law, the executive action itself cannot repeal the law. It essentially just made repealing ACA a priority. Even though it’s […]
As tree leaves start to turn colors in October here in the Midwest at the International Foundation headquarters, our minds are turning to other changes in the air for some employers, administrators, health providers and health insurance providers nationwide. Section 1557 of […]
