June 2016HRB 118 - 1) ACA Reporting and Fee Reminders: Section 6055/6056, PCORI Fees and Transitional Reinsurance Fees; 2) Final HHS Rules Address Nondiscrimination in Health Plans; and 3) Update on Women's Preventive Health Services (6/1/2016)
April 2016 HRB 117 - 1) Correction Forms 1094-C and 1095-C; 2) Required Contributions - Indexed Adjustments for Minimum Essential Coverage; 3) Revised SBC Templates; and 4) Update on Employer Appeals to Marketplace Determinations (4/18/2016)
December 2015 HRB 116 - Year-End Wrap Up (10/12/15)
October 2015 HRB 115 - 1) New Law Amends Definition of Small Employer; 2) Finalized ACA Reporting Forms - 1094/1095 Series; 3) Employer Notices of Marketplace Determinations; 4) Cost Sharing and Out-Of-Pocket Limits; 5) Adjusted PCORI Fee; 6) Determining Minimum Value Standard of Health Coverage; and 7) Nondiscrimination in Health Plans, Programs and Activities (10/12/15)
August 2015 HRB 114 - IRS Releases Draft 2015 1094/1095 Series Forms and Instructions (8/17/15) HRB 113 - Additional IRS Approaches to Cadillac Tax: Transitional Reinsurance Fee Process for 2015 Benefit Year; State Innovation Waivers; and Applicability of ACA's Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions to Veterans and Native American Tribes (8/5/15)
July 2015 HRB 112 - Interim Guidance on Expatriate Plans; Updates on Section 6055/6056 Reporting; Final Rules on Preventive Services; PCOR and Transitional Reinsurance Fee Reminders (7/13/15)
June 2015 HRB 111 - Supreme Court Opinion: King v. Burwell (6/25/15) HRB 110 - SBC Rules; IRS Draft Versions of 1094/1095 Series Forms; Revised External Review Process (6/19/15)
May 2015 HRB 109 - Coverage of Preventive Services FAQs (5/20/15)
April 2015 HRB 108 - Transitional Reinsurance Fee Refund Requests (4/17/15)
March 2015 HRB 107 - 1) HHS Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016; 2) Preview of Cadillac Tax Implementation (3/3/15)
February 2015 HRB 106 - 1) Finalized ACA Reporting Forms and 2) Employer Appeals to Marketplace Determinations (2/16/15)
January 2015 HRB 105 - 1) Expatriate Plans Exempt from ACA; 2) Proposed SBC Changes; 3) Updated County Chart for Use in Language-Specific Plan Communications; 4) Excepted Wrap-Around Coverage; and 5) Taxpayer Assistance for Individuals (1/8/15)
December 2014 HRB 104 - Year -End Wrap Up (12/11/2014)
October 2014 HRB 103 - Completing the Transitional Reinsurance Fee Form (10/28/14) HRB 102 - IRS Pronouncements (10/6/14)
September 2014 HRB 101 - IRS Releases Draft Instructions for ACA Shared Responsibility Reporting (9/15/14) August 2014 HRB 100 - Implementation Update: Women's Preventive Services (8/28/14) HRB 99 - Implementation Updates (8/5/14) HRB 98 - Small Business Tax Credit Final Regulations (8/5/14)
July 2014 HRB 97 - Preventive Services - Contraceptive Mandate (7/2/14)
June 2014 HRB 96 - Final Rules Address Orientation Period (6/26/14) HRB 95 - PCOR Fees and Transitional Reinsurance Fees (6/18/14)
May 2014 HRB 94 - Implementation Guidance (5/7/14)
April 2014 HRB 93 - Elimination of Deductible Limits in Small Employer Sponsored Plans (4/4/14)
March 2014 HRB 92 - IRS Final Rules – IRC Sections 6055 and 6056; and, HHS Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 (3/14/14) HRB 91 - Exploring the Final Employer Shared Responsibility Regulations (3/10/14)
February 2014 HRB 90 - Final Rules – 90-Day Waiting Period (2/24/14) HRB 89 - Final Rules Addressing the Employer Shared Responsibility Requirement (2/12/14)
January 2014 HRB 88 - Certification of Compliance with Electronic Transaction Requirements (1/23/14) HRB 87 -Implementation Guidance FAQs (1/13/14) HRB 86 - Excepted Benefit Proposed Regulations (1/6/14)
December 2013 HRB 85 - Year-end Wrap Up (12/23/13)
October 2013 HRB 84 - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Updates (10/31/13)
September 2013 HRB 83 - Impact of ACA on HRAs, Health Care FSAs, and Other Employer Health Care Arrangements (9/20/13) HRB 82 - Information Reporting by Employers on Health Coverage and Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (9/18/13) HRB 81 - Guidance and Updates (9/11/13)
August 2013 HRB 80 - October 1st Deadline Reminder: Notice to Employees of Marketplace Coverage Options (8/28/13)
July 2013 HRB 79 - IRS Guidance on Delay of Employer Shared Responsibility Reporting Requirements (7/10/13) HRB 78 - Women’s Health Services Mandate Final Regulations – Exemption for Religious Employers and Non-Profit Religious Organizations (7/5/13) HRB 77 - Employer Shared Responsibility Reporting Requirements Delayed and Final Exchange Regulations (7/3/13)
June 2013 HRB 76 - Reporting and Paying PCOR Fees – Revised Form 720 Issued (6/4/13) HRB 75 - Final Rules Issued: Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs and Small Business Health Options Program (6/3/13)
May 2013 HRB 74 - Notice to Employees of Coverage Options; Updated COBRA Model (5/10/13) HRB 73 - Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (5/9/13) HRB 72 - Minimum Value and Affordability; Shortened Exchange Application (5/7/13)
April 2013 HRB 71 - Updated Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Guidance and New FAQs (4/25/13)
March 2013 HRB 70 - 90 Day Wait and Other Updates (3/26/13) HRB 69 - Implementation Guidance and Applicability of ACA to Expatriate Group Health Coverage (3/12/13) HRB 68 - Final Rules Relating to Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Form M-1 (3/8/13)
February 2013 HRB 67- 1) Whistleblower Protections for ACA Violations; 2) Final Health Insurance Market and Rate Review Rules (2/28/13) HRB 66 - Final Essential Health Benefit Regulations and Determining Actuarial Value & Minimum Value in Plans (2/25/13) HRB 65 -1) Individual Minimum Essential Coverage and 2) Affordability Standard (2/6/13) HRB 64 - Women’s Preventive Services Update Impacting Religious Organizations (2/6/13)
January 2013 HRB 63 - Sub-Regulatory Guidance and FAQs Issued (1/25/13) HRB 62 - Shared Responsibility Guidance (1/9/13)
December 2012 HRB 61 - 1) Premium Stabilization Program Proposals and 2) Chart of Health Plan Fees and Taxes (12/18/12) HRB 60 - Final Regulations Issued: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Fees and Medical Device Tax (12/11/12) HRB 59 - Additional Medicare Tax - Clarifications and Proposed Regulations Issued (12/10/12)
November 2012 HRB 58 - Proposed Regulations: Wellness Programs, Essential Health Benefits and Rating Restrictions, Guaranteed Issue and Renewal Rules (11/28/12) HRB 57 - A Primer on ACA’s Variable Employee Rules (11/5/12) HRB 56 - Reminder: Fast Approaching Form W-2 Reporting Requirement (11/1/12)
September 2012 HRB 55 - Guidance Issued Relating to 90-day Waiting Period and Defining Full-time Employee (9/4/12)
July 2012 HRB 54 - Medical Loss Ratio Rebates (7/10/12)
June 2012 HRB 53 - The Supreme Court Has Spoken...Now What? (6/28/12) HRB 52 - Implementation Guidance on Medicare Tax and Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Reform (6/27/12)
May 2012 HRB 51 - Guidance Issued Relating to $2,500 FSA Salary Reduction Cap (5/31/12) HRB 50 - ACA Updates: 1) Summary of Benefits & Coverage; 2) Minimum Loss Ratio Rules - Notice Requirement (5/17/12)
April 2012 HRB 49 - Fees on Health Insurance Policies & Self-Insured Plans: Patient-Centered Outcome Research Trust Fund (4/18/12)
March 2012 HRB 48 - Overview of Final Exchange Regulations (3/28/12) HRB 47 - 1) Summary of Benefits and Coverage; 2) Women's Preventive Services Update (3/21/12)
February 2012 HRB 46 - Preventive Health Services for Women: Regulations Final – Limited Exception for Certain Church Plans (2/13/12) HRB 45 - ACA Updates (2/10/12)
January 2012 HRB 44 - Additional IRS Guidance on W-2 Reporting Requirement (1/6/12)
December 2011 HRB 43 - Year-end Wrap Up (12/21/11) HRB 42 - Final Minimum Loss Ratio Regulations Issued and ERRP Closes (12/12/11)
November 2011 HRB 41 - More ACA Updates (11/28/11)
October 2011 HRB 40 - ACA Updates: CLASS Act Suspended, Increase in ERRP Cost Thresholds and Amounts, and What are Essential Benefits? (10/18/11)
August 2011 HRB 39 - Relief for Stand-Alone Health Reimbursement Arrangements (8/23/11) HRB 38 - Proposals on Exchanges, Premium Assistance and Uniform Benefit Summary (8/18/11) HRB 37 - Preventive Care Coverage Expanded to include Women's Health Services (8/3/2011)
July 2011 HRB 36 - Modifications to Claims and Appeals, and External Review Processes (7/11/11)
June 2011 HRB 35 - Update: Mini-Med Plan Waivers (6/22/11)
April 2011 HRB 34 - Repeal of Free-Choice Vouchers and Form 1099 Reporting (4/18/11) HRB 33 - Grandfathered Status and ERRP Updates (4/4/2011)
March 2011 HRB 32 - IRS Issues Interim Guidance on W-2 Reporting (3/30/11) HRB 31 - Delay in Claims and Appeals Enforcement (3/22/11)
January 2011 HRB 30 - Limited Relief for Debit Card Purchases of OTC Medications (1/10/11)
December 2010 HRB 29 - Agencies Issue Additional PPACA Clarifications (12/23/10) HRB 28 - Implementation of Salary-based Discrimination Rules Delayed (12/23/10) HRB 27 - Additional Guidelines to the Small Business Tax Credit (12/22/10) HRB 26 - Mini-Med Plans: Increased Transparency and Disclosure (12/20/10) HRB 25 - State Tax Treatment of Older-aged Dependent Coverage (12/16/10)
November 2010 HRB 24 - Amendment to Grandfathered Health Plan Rules (11/17/10)
October 2010 HRB 23 - Agencies Issue PPACA Clarifications (10/12/10) HRB 22 - Limited PPACA Exemption for Self-Funded, Non-Federal (10/12/10) HRB 21 - Early Retiree Reimbursement Program Updates (10/5/10)
September 2010 HRB 20 - Mini-Med Plan Relief from Annual Limit Restriction Offered (9/21/10) HRB 19 - Over-the-Counter Medication Prohibition Clarified (9/7/10) HRB 18 - Update: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (9/1/10) HRB 17 - Simple Cafeteria Plans (9/1/10)
August 2010 HRB 16 - Federal External Claims Review: Interim Procedures and Model Notices (8/30/10) HRB 15 - Salary-based Discrimination Rules Applicable to Fully Insured Group Health Plans (8/24/10) HRB 14 - Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (“PCIP”) (8/19/10) HRB 13 - Expanded 1099 Reporting Requirements for 2012 and Call for Public Comment (8/3/10) HRB 12 - Break Time for Nursing Mothers (8/3/10)
July 2010 HRB 11 - Internal Claims and Appeals, and External Review Process (7/26/10) HRB 10 - Preventive Health Services (7/15/10) HRB 9 - New Model Notices Issued (7/12/10)
June 2010 HRB 8 - Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Application Process Opened (6/29/10) HRB 7 - Patient's Bill of Rights (6/23/10) HRB 6 - Grandfathered Health Plans Rules (6/16/10) HRB 5 - Early Retiree Subsidy – Initial Application Date is Approaching (6/11/10)
May 2010 HRB 4 - The Small Business Health Care Tax Credit (5/20/10) HRB 3 - Health Reform's Coverage for Dependent Children Explained (5/10/10) HRB 2 - Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (5/5/10)
April 2010 HRB 1 - IRS Guidance: Tax-Favored Status of Dependent Coverage (4/28/10)