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California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is opposing efforts by Aetna to acquire Humana. The California Department of Managed Health Care gave the Aetna-Humana its blessing Monday. Aetna, which is based in Hartford, Connecticut, and Louisville, Kentucky-based Humana, say they need to team up to do a better job of bargaining with large hospital companies and […]

(Bloomberg View) — One can imagine all sorts of Republican health care plans that might now be under consideration if John McCain had won the election in 2008, or if Obamacare had failed to pass. (Of course, one can also imagine that there would be no plan at all, other than “Let’s not talk about […]

Soon the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will begin notifying employers about employees receiving advance premium tax credits (APTC) or subsidies for 2016 on the ACA federally facilitated exchange. For an idea of what the notice will look like, see the sample employer notice recently posted by HHS. In his May 10, 2016 post […]

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This year is considered an important one because of the “full implementation” of the employer mandate   Although the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, there has been a timeline of implementation — with some components being immediately implemented, while others have been implemented over time in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. In addition, some components of […]

As the first season of Affordable Care Act reporting comes to a close, employers have learned some key lessons. Here’s a snapshot of what worked, what didn’t and how to move forward. –By now, employers should realize that the ACA reporting requirements serve three main functions: To ensure that employers are offering coverage to their […]

ACA Information Returns May Continue To Be Filed If You Missed The June 30, 2016 Filing Deadline If you are an applicable large employer, self-insured employer, or other health coverage provider, the deadline to electronically file ACA information returns with the IRS was midnight ET on June 30, 2016.  The ACA Information Returns (AIR) system will remain up […]

ACA Information Returns May Continue To Be Filed If You Missed The June 30, 2016 Filing Deadline If you are an applicable large employer, self-insured employer, or other health coverage provider, the deadline to electronically file ACA information returns with the IRS was midnight ET on June 30, 2016.  The ACA Information Returns (AIR) system will remain up […]

    5 reasons student loan repayment is the next big benefit Student loan repayment has been getting some increased attention in the benefits world. And it will continue to get even more, says Tuitiion.io founder and CEO Brendon McQueen. Here are 5 reasons why student debt repayment is going to become the new hot […]

Introduction “A competent and trustworthy adviser can be an HR department of one’s best friend,” Jennifer Currence of consultancy OnCore Management explains. Since these single employees are tasked with so many different important duties, “it is difficult to ensure excellence without some help,” she adds. “Because of this, strong and sustained customer service will go […]