On January 22, 2024, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, “the Departments”) answered a new round of FAQs, providing additional guidance on the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)’s requirement for non-grandfathered medical plans to cover certain preventive services including contraceptives, without cost-sharing.

Employers with employees and/or plan members residing in a state (and/or the District of Columbia) with individual mandate reporting requirements should confirm state reporting requirements with their carrier, TPA or ACA vendor to ensure federal as well as state-level reporting obligations will be met.

Employers sponsoring a group health plan (whether insured or self-insured) need to report information on the creditable (or non-creditable) status of the plan’s prescription drug […]

Five states (California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and the District of Columbia have already enacted individual health insurance mandates with their own […]

The IRS released final instructions and forms for calendar year 2023 ACA reporting, including Forms 1094-C, 1095-C, 1094-B, and 1095-B. As a reminder, it is important to ensure the forms are filed accurately and timely with both the IRS and as distributed to employees, as good faith relief from penalties is no longer available.