Health Insurance

• San Francisco HCSO Reporting Due

  San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance
• Marketplace Open Enrollment

  Tips for Employees Losing Employer Medical Coverage
• IRS 2019 Plan Limits Released

  The IRS has finally released the FSA and Transportation maximum benefit limits for 2019. Here are the 2019 annual limits for employee benefit plans, including: …
• Legal Challenges to ACA

  When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, it included a mandate requiring that all individuals have health coverage that meets minimum standards. …
• Final Rule on AHPs

  Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule regarding Association Health Plans (AHPs). AHPs have been proposed as a method of offering smaller …
• CareFirst Phishing Attack

  CareFirst recently announced a “phishing” attack on an employee’s work email account, which was discovered on March 12. The attack lead to spam emails being …
• Employer Reimbursements for Health Insurance under the ACA

  In the past, employers were able to reimburse employees for the cost of their individual medical policies, on a tax-free basis per Internal Revenue Code …
• HIPAA Privacy & Security for Health Plans

  The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) contains Privacy and Security Rules. The Privacy Rule is intended to provide individual rights regarding …
• Health Savings Accounts

  A health savings account (HSA) is an individually-owned bank account which allows employees to save for out-of-pocket medical expenses on a tax-advantaged basis. Both the …
• HIPAA Special Enrollment Rights

  Overview Under HIPAA, special enrollment rights allow eligible employees and/or dependents to enroll in an employer-sponsored group medical plan during the plan year, due to …