Navigating the Nuances of the COBRA Subsidy Under the American Rescue Plan Act
On August 8, a coalition of 15 state attorneys general sued CMS in the North Dakota federal court seeking to overturn a May 2024 CMS final rule making Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients eligible for...more
Hosts Andrew Graw and Megan Monson discuss the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) as part of the new (third) COVID-19 stimulus relief bill. The ARPA assists qualifying individuals who lose coverage under an employer’s...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) mandates that group health plans that are subject to COBRA must provide coverage to certain assistance eligible individuals (AEI) at no cost for periods of coverage between April 1,...more
If you still have unvaccinated workers in January, might you provide a financial incentive for employees to be vaccinated, by charging them higher healthcare insurance premiums? ...more
The Internal Revenue Service recently released a Notice to further explain its position on certain issues related to the COBRA premium assistance and corresponding tax credits available under the American Rescue Plan Act of...more
The Internal Revenue Service has provided additional guidance on the the American Rescue Plan Act’s COBRA premium assistance. Greta Cowart summarizes the top 10 takeaways of Notice 2021-31 specifically related to group health...more
On May 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2021-31 (the “Notice”) providing guidance in Q&A format on the application of the temporary COBRA premium assistance provisions of the American Rescue Plan...more
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides for 100% premium assistance to certain qualified beneficiaries for continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) for periods of...more
On April 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) posted model COBRA notices and issued FAQ guidance addressing the recently-enacted COBRA coverage subsidy. The FAQ guidance specifies that individuals may be eligible...more
In the American Rescue Plan Act (the “Relief Act”), a subsidy for the payment of COBRA premiums was added for the period beginning on April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. Unlike previous COBRA premium subsidies, this...more
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted announced on March 21, 2020, that the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) will delay premium installment payments for employers for March, April and May...more
We recognize that many of our clients sponsor ERISA welfare benefit plans and are currently undergoing their open enrollment process and issuing related participant communications. To assist our clients with that process, we...more
Oklahoma seeks federal approval for premium assistance program targeted to American Indians/Alaska Natives; Louisiana estimates $100 million in net savings from Medicaid expansion; and Vermont becomes the first state to...more