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Sarah Borders
Mar 27, 20230 min read


Sarah Borders
Mar 13, 20230 min read


Plans and Issuers: No Gag Clauses Allowed!
Transparency is all the rage - and apparently it has teeth, too! In a recent FAQ issued by the CMS, clarification on the attestations...
Sarah Borders
Feb 27, 20231 min read


Sarah Borders
Feb 6, 20230 min read


Wraps vs POPs (2/3): What's a POP doc, and who needs one?
The IRS Section 125 rules apply to every employer that lets employees pay for benefits with pre-tax dollars. These rules say that...
Sarah Borders
Jan 23, 20232 min read


Wraps vs POPs (1/3): What's the difference? Who needs them?
Beyond requiring that a plan “be established and maintained pursuant to a written instrument,” ERISA does not say exactly what...
Sarah Borders
Jan 16, 20232 min read


Sarah Borders
Jan 9, 20230 min read


What on earth does an "omnibus bill" have to do with health insurance ?
One of the biggest rules with HSAs is "no first-dollar coverage." In other words, there's very few items that can be covered with no cost...
Sarah Borders
Jan 6, 20231 min read


Do you need to put employee health insurance cost on your W2s?
If an employer filed more than 250 W-2 forms during the prior year, the aggregate cost of coverage must be included in box 12, using Code...
Sarah Borders
Jan 2, 20232 min read


Sarah Borders
Dec 12, 20220 min read


2023 PCORI fees announced: Who pays which one?
The IRS has issued IRS Notice 2022-59 to increase the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee amount for plan years...
Sarah Borders
Nov 28, 20221 min read


Sarah Borders
Nov 11, 20220 min read


Sarah Borders
Nov 7, 20220 min read


Sarah Borders
Oct 24, 20220 min read


No Surprises Act notices: What happens if there's no public-facing website?
The requirement for the No Surprises Act notice is for group health plans to make a notice publicly available by posting to the health...
Sarah Borders
Oct 10, 20221 min read


Sarah Borders
Sep 26, 20220 min read


Time to prepare your comp disclosures!
Since a large majority of group health plans renew on January 1st or December 1st, most agencies will need to prepare to distribute their...
Sarah Borders
Sep 23, 20224 min read


CAA Section 204 reporting coming due!
Section 204 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) requires group health plans and issuers to report detailed prescription drug...
Sarah Borders
Sep 12, 20223 min read
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