Aug 9, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Announcements, Compliance
In 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final regulations on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) non-discrimination provisions, also referred to as Section 1557. At that time, MedBen brought these new provisions to your attention and...
May 3, 2019 | Billing, Compliance, Government, Health Care Reform, Self-funding, Third party administration
MedBen Senior Vice President Caroline Fraker visited Washington, D.C. with fellow members of the Society of Professional Benefit Administrators (SPBA) Board of Directors on April 23, to speak with House Committee on Education and Labor officials on the subject of...
Apr 3, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Compliance, Health Care Reform, News, Self-funding
There’s been a flurry of news lately regarding the fate of Affordable Care Act (ACA), but for self-funded employers, it adds up to business as usual… at least for the moment. On March 25, the Justice Department informed the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that it...
Feb 20, 2019 | Compliance, Rescission of Coverage
Imagine this: An employee is divorced but does not notify his employer or provide the divorce decree until a much later date. What happens to his ex-spouse’s coverage? In this scenario, the employer has been covering an ex-spouse and/or stepchild(ren) when they are no...
Feb 8, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Compliance, Health Care Reform, IRS
Following the recent government shutdown, the question has arisen, “Have the IRS filing deadlines changed for my Employer Shared Responsibility Provision reporting?” The answer, regretfully: “No.” The health coverage data you collected during...
