Tag: ACA
Compliance Update: IRS Expands Preventative Care for HDHPs
OVERVIEW On July 17, 2019, the IRS released Notice 2019-45 to add care for a range of chronic conditions to the list of preventive care benefits that can be provided by a high deductible health plan (HDHP) without a deductible. Individuals who are covered by an HDHP generally may establish […]
The Importance of Men’s Preventative Care
As people age, they naturally face changes and challenges to their overall health. As some of us already know, the body you have in your 40s is not at all the same as the one you had in your 20s. This means that your preventative healthcare routine has to change […]
Benefits A-Z: Qualifying Life Event
Typically, you can only change your insurance benefits during your open enrollment period. In most cases, if you need to make a change in your policy, you are out of luck until your next enrollment period. However, some major life events give you the power to add or remove coverage. […]
Benefits A-Z: Preventative Health Care
The development and passage of the Affordable Care Act brought the topic of Minimum Essential Care (MEC) into the spotlight. Any major medical health insurance plan or qualified health plan not meeting these minimum essential coverage standards were not allowed to be sold on the state and federal healthcare exchanges, […]
The New ACA Bill: Delay or Repeal
The Hill reports a House GOP bill which seeks to “delay or repeal certain parts of” the Affordable Care Act “will cost $51.6 billion over the next decade, according to” an analysis conducted by the Congressional Budget Office. The article says the House Rules Committee is scheduled to “meet Wednesday to prepare […]
