Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Final Rules
Late in April of this year, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized rules that expand the requirements previously set forth in agenc...
2025 HSA Contributions and Other Limits Released
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released its annual inflation-adjusted contribution limits for Health Savings Accounts (HSA) effective for Plan Y...
HIPAA Privacy Rule for Reproductive Health Care
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has is...
Association Health Plans 2018 Ruling Rescinded
Back in 2018, agency rules provided a path for small employers and working owners to form association health plans (AHPs) that could offer a large gro...
Amwins Connect – May 2024 Question of the Month
Question
Do I need to file a Form 5500?
Answer
A Form 5500 filing is required for each employee welfare benefit plan sponsored by an employe...
RxDC Reporting is due to CMS by June 1, 2024
2023 Prescription Drug Data reporting is due June 1, 2024.
As of the publication of this article, reporting of Rx Data is due to CMS in a little over...
Employer COBRA Subsidies
Date Issued: April 2024
Background
Employers may want to provide an employee with a COBRA subsidy for any number of reasons, whether it is to help meet their own affo...
Employer Compliance Tip
Are SSNs Required for Medical Plan Enrollment?
There seems to be confusion about whether employees, spouses and dependents must provide a valid social security number (SS...
Amwins Connect – April 2024 Question of the Month
Question
An employer has offered, or wants to offer, to subsidize part or all of a qualified beneficiary’s COBRA premiums. Is that subsidy taxab...
Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS
Background
Each year, plan sponsors must disclose to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) their group health plan’s creditab...
Employer Compliance Tip
HIPAA Breach Notifications and Processes
There have been a couple of recent high profile cyberattacks and data breaches on health plan related companies, which means more...
RxDC Resources at Amwins Connect
As we get closer to the deadline, you are probably receiving questions from your clients asking you what the carriers are doing or what are they not doing in order ...