Affordable Care Act, Healthcare, HRA

What the HRA is going on with HRAs?

Burr & Forman on 7/11/2019

On June 13, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services jointly released final regulations dealing with health reimbursement accounts (“HRAs”). These regulations fulfill the Trump administration’s...more

Agencies Issue Final Regulations Expanding Access to Health Reimbursement Arrangements

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 7/11/2019

On June 13, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (collectively, the “Departments”)...more

With 2020 race kicking into next gear, voters have lots to ponder on health care

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 6/25/2019

Starting this week in Miami, 20 Democrats over the course of two nights will try to make the case that they deserve to be elected President. Now what will they and Republicans have to say about health care, which voters have...more

Is the Affordable Care Act a House of Cards? If Yes, What Does the Recent Texas Court Decision Mean for the US Health Insurance...

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/19/2018

In an unexpectedly broad ruling issued December 14, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas declared the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) as unconstitutional in its entirety. This decision, if ultimately...more

Is There a Doctor in the House?

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R.... on 1/23/2017

Healthcare Options Following the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act and the Eventual Repeal of Obamacare - Overview - The presidential inauguration has come and gone. The House and Senate are already clearing the...more

Health Care Reform in Transition While Congress Deliberates

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/20/2017

Changes are imminent for the Affordable Care Act and a range of other laws and regulations affecting the health care industry. Ballard Spahr attorneys established a Health Care Reform Initiative in 2008 to monitor and analyze...more

2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

Cozen O'Connor on 1/12/2017

Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

Back from the Dead – Cures Act Resurrects Premium Reimbursement Arrangements for Small Employers

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 12/20/2016

Last week, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Cures Act”), which contains numerous provisions touching on a wide range of public health matters. Among the provisions is the creation of a new health...more

Basics of New Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA)

Perkins Coie on 12/15/2016

The Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA), part of the 21st Century Cures Act signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 13, 2016, makes available to small employers a new option to...more

New Law Permits Stand-Alone Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) For Small Employers

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog on 12/14/2016

On December 13, 2016 President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act. The law had been approved with bipartisan support in the House by a vote of 392 to 26 and in the Senate by a vote of 94 to 5. The law addresses...more

District Court Decision Upholds Employer’s Wellness Program But Signals Support for EEOC Positions Going Forward

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 9/27/2016

In EEOC v. Orion Energy Systems, Inc., the Eastern District of Wisconsin rejected the EEOC’s claims that Orion Energy’s wellness program violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Although the court upheld the...more

Reporting for ACA Mandates: Final Forms and Additional Guidance

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/1/2015

The IRS has finalized the 2015 forms and instructions for reporting under the individual and employer mandates and issued additional guidance on these new reporting requirements. The following forms are now available...more

Employee Benefits Alert - August 2015

Franczek P.C. on 9/9/2015

Retirement Plans - IRS Issues Guidance on Benefit Suspension Voting under MPRA - As we have written in prior alerts, the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) permits trustees of financially troubled...more

The IRS Says (Again) That Certain Employer Payment Plans Won’t Fly

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 7/2/2014

The IRS recently issued two new Q&As to underscore that arrangements allowing employers to reimburse employees on a pre-tax basis for premiums used to purchase individual health coverage, either inside or outside of a public...more

IRS Notice 2013-54 Guidance Clarifying Impact of Affordable Care Act on HRAs, Health FSAs, and Employer Payment Plans

King & Spalding on 1/3/2014

Notice 2013-54 (the "Notice") provides guidance clarifying the impact of certain market reform provisions of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") on health reimbursement arrangements ("HRAs") and other group health plans under...more

Group Health Plans: Year-End Action Items and Upcoming Changes

Morgan Lewis on 12/19/2013

Group health plan sponsors turn their attention to completing 2013 tasks, implementing upcoming 2014 changes, preparing for the ACA Shared Responsibility requirement in 2015, and documenting recent extensive plan changes....more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter; November 2013

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 11/22/2013

In This Issue: - Labor and Employment and ERISA Class Actions After Wal-Mart and Comcast — Practice Points for Defendants (Part I – Commonality)* - Agencies Release Guidance on HRAs, FSAs, and Employer Payment...more

Federal Guidance on HRAs, Health FSAs and Other Employer Funding Arrangements Under Health Care Reform

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 10/24/2013

On September 13, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, collectively, issued guidance (the "Health Funding Guidance") on the application of two of the...more

New Guidance Clarifies Health Reimbursement Arrangements Under ACA

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/24/2013

Recently issued guidance clarifies the application of certain provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to health reimbursement arrangements, employer payment plans, health flexible spending arrangements and employee...more

Guidance on the Application of Certain ACA Market Reforms to Employer Health Plans

Morgan Lewis on 10/21/2013

Plan sponsors should review their health reimbursement arrangements, employer payment plans, health flexible spending arrangements, and employee assistance programs to ensure they comply with ACA market reforms....more

More About HRAs And Some About EAPs

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog on 10/14/2013

I blogged recently about IRS and Department of Labor (DOL) guidance restricting the ability of employers to subsidize individual health insurance premiums for their employees after December 31, 2013. That IRS and DOL guidance...more

No More Pre-Tax Premiums For Individual Insurance Policies?

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog on 10/11/2013

Over the years we have seen some employers, particularly small employers, choose to provide health coverage to their employees by paying all or part of the premium for individual insurance policies that the employees have...more

The Affordable Care Act Creates Compliance Challenges For HRAs And Other Arrangements

Perkins Coie on 10/8/2013

On September 13, 2013 the U.S. Department of the Treasury (IRS), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), collectively referred to herein as the Departments, coordinated...more

Monthly Benefits Update - September 2013

Franczek P.C. on 10/3/2013

Health & Welfare Plans - Health Care Reform: FAQ Part XVI Addresses Insurance Exchange Notice and 90-Day Waiting Period Requirement. The Treasury, the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human...more

Agencies Release Guidance on HRAs, FSAs, and Employer Payment Plans

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 10/2/2013

On Friday, September 13, 2013, the IRS released Notice 2013-54 and the DOL issued Technical Release 2013-03 in substantially identical form. This guidance, which is generally effective January 1, 2014, provides much needed...more

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