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IRS Maintains Health FSA Contribution Limit for 2021, Adjusts Other Benefit Limits
10.27.2020
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On October 26, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2020-45, which maintains the health flexible spending account (FSA) salary reduction contribution limit from 2020, which is $2,750, for plan years beginning in 2021. T...
read moreIRS Extends Deadline for Furnishing Form 1095-C to Employees, Extends Good-Faith Transition Relief for the Final Time
10.05.2020
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Notice 2020-76, which extends the deadline for furnishing 2020 Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals from January 31, 2021 to March 2, 2021. The Notice also provides penalty relief for good-faith repor...
read moreThe DOL Just Updated FFCRA Regulations after Recent Federal Court Decisions
09.15.2020
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On September 11, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a temporary rule updating certain FFCRA regulations. The temporary rule is scheduled to be published on September 16, 2020 and will be effective immediately through the expirati...
read morePresident Trump Issues Executive Orders Intending to Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs
08.03.2020
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On July 24, 2020, President Trump issued several Executive Orders intending to lower prescription drug costs by (1) modifying anti-kickback laws to lower drug prices, (2) reducing trade barriers to increase importation of drugs and lower prices, and ...
read moreIRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2021
07.28.2020
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2020-36, which contains the inflation adjusted amounts for 2021 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) emp...
read moreSupreme Court Upholds Employer's Right to Decline to Cover Contraceptives
07.09.2020
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Final Rules Allowing Employer-Sponsored Health Plans to Decline to Cover Contraceptives Due to Moral or Religious Objections
On July 8, 2020, the United States Supreme Court upheld the Final Rules issued by the Department...
read moreSupreme Court Rules Title VII Includes Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
06.19.2020
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As HHS Finalizes Its Updated §1557 Rules, the United States Supreme Court Rules Title VII Protects Individuals From Discrimination Due To Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
On June 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“H...
read moreIRS Releases Updated Form 720 Used for PCORI Fee Payments
06.17.2020
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As we recently reported, on June 8, 2020, the IRS released the applicable PCORI fee for plan years ending between October 1, 2019 and September 30, 2020. As we indicated in that alert, an updated Form 720 had not yet been released and, therefore, emp...
read moreReminder: PCORI Fees Due By July 31, 2020-How to Calculate Fees
06.10.2020
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Employers that sponsor self-insured group health plans, including health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) should keep in mind the upcoming July 31, 2020 deadline for paying fees that fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). As ...
read moreIRS Releases 2021 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Deductible and Out-of-Pocket Limits
06.01.2020
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In Rev. Proc. 2020-32, the IRS released the inflation adjusted amounts for 2020 relevant to HSAs and high deductible health plans (HDHPs). The table below summarizes those adjustments and other applicable limits.
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