It is abundantly clear to anyone who follows employee benefits that what employees expect is changing. Modern workers are no longer content with a basic health plan and 401(k). They…
More than 10 years after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became the law of the land, the IRS has apparently decided to take a tougher stand with employer mandate compliance.…
Here’s hoping summer has been good to you. Here is hoping you enjoyed the sunshine, warmer temperatures, and time spent with family and friends. But summer is now waning. That…
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted more than a decade ago, it offered provisions for allowing eligible employees to forgo employer-sponsored health plans in favor of ACA Marketplace…
Companies looking for a way to offer more affordable health benefits need to worry about things like Affordable Care Act compliance, minimum essential coverage, and ERISA. It is easy to…
Health benefits are important to American workers. That is no surprise. Equally unsurprising is the fact that cost continues to be a big concern among workers with employer-sponsored health plans.…
Employee benefits have been part of the American hiring landscape for generations. Options have improved over the years, along with the ability to create customized packages that include both standard…
Offering adequate health benefits in the era of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not an easy task. Health benefits must meet minimum essential coverage (MEC) requirements. They need to…
It has been suggested on more than one occasion that U.S. consumers do not truly understand their healthcare benefits. But a recent incident involving a TikTok user suggests the ignorance…
Regardless of how employers choose to provide healthcare coverage to employees, there are matters of Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance that must be attended to. One of them is ACA…