California Passes Price Parity for Telehealth Services
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill No. 744 (“Bill”) into law, which requires carriers to reimburse providers for...
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Executive Order Aimed at Protecting and Improving Medicare
On October 3, 2019, an Executive Order (“EO”) was signed that purported to “protect and improve” Medicare. Overall, the EO...
Employers Must Distribute Summary Annual Reports (SAR) to Participants
Employers who filed a Health and Welfare Form 5500 (“Form 5500”) must distribute the Summary Annual Report (“SAR”) to plan...
Certain Employers Must Report the Cost of Healthcare Coverage on Employees’ W-2s
Employers who filed more than 250 W-2s in the prior calendar year must report the cost of employer-sponsored healthcare coverage...
Massachusetts HIRD Form Due by December 15, 2019
As part of Massachusetts’ expanded Employer Medical Assistance Contribution (EMAC) program, employers with 6 or more employees in Massachusetts (in any...
Managing Stress in the Workplace
Workplace stress is a top concern for most employers. Sequoia's 2018-2019 Benchmarking Report shows that burnout and work-life balance is ...
Washington D.C. Commuter Benefit Penalties Start November 14, 2019
Beginning November 14, 2019, covered employers who fail to offer the required transit benefits under the D.C. Commuter Benefits Law...
The Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Is Back for 2020
UPDATE 12/19/19: Congress passed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act 2020 (“Act”) on December 19, 2019. The Act permanently repeals the...
Individual Coverage HRAs (ICHRAs) and ACA Affordability
Recently, the IRS released proposed regulations that provide how employers can offer Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Accounts (ICHRAs) that are...
California Requires Employers to Provide Notice of FSA Withdrawal Deadlines
California recently passed a law that requires employers to provide notice to their California employees enrolled in an employer-sponsored flexible...