Get ACA Reporting Right and Avoid Fines
Applicable large employers face a familiar but unforgiving task each winter: reporting their group health coverage details to the IRS. With key ACA Affordable Care Act filing deadlines falling in early 2026, employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees
ACA Subsidy Expiration Could Ripple Through Group Health Plans
The expiration of enhanced premium subsidies that have helped millions of Americans afford individual health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges at the end of 2025 will be felt by employers offering group health plans.As exchange coverage becomes less
Laws Reduce Plan Sponsor ACA Reporting Burden
Two new laws which took effect Jan. 1, 2025 will ease the Affordable Care Act annual tax reporting burden on health plan sponsors. In a bipartisan effort, Congress recently passed the Employer Reporting Improvement Act and the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act,
Insurers Promise to Keep Covering Preventative Services
Most health insurers plan to continue offering free preventative care services despite a federal judge having imposed a nationwide injunction on an Affordable Care Act requirement that these services are covered with no out-of-pocket costs on the part of patients,
Premium Reimbursement Plans Grow in Usage, Despite Drawbacks
More employers are opting to fund accounts that their employees can draw on to purchase their own health insurance, either on an Affordable Care Act exchange or on the open individual market, according to a new report. Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement
Small-Group Market Remains Stable under the ACA
A new report has concluded that the Affordable Care Act, which took full effect in 2013, did not result in a significant change in the number of employers offering health insurance, although the rate at which small employers offered coverage
Large Employers Must File ACA Forms, Not the Insurers
One mistake more and more employers are making is failing to file the required Affordable Care Act tax-related forms with the IRS. If you are what's considered an "applicable large employer" (ALE) under the ACA, you are required to file with