Oct 18, 2020 | Affordable Care Act, Compliance, IRS, News
The Internal Revenue Services (IRS) has extended the deadline for distributing IRS Form 1095 to employees from January 31, 2021 to March 2, 2021. Now is the time for self-funded employers to start thinking about and complying with a critical health care reform...
Sep 3, 2020 | Announcements, Compliance, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs), IRS
MedBen Compliance has updated its High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)/Health Savings Account (HSA) summary to include 2021 IRS guidelines. In 2021, the HDHP minimum required deductible will remain at $1,400 for self-only coverage ($2,800 for family coverage), while the...
Jun 11, 2020 | Affordable Care Act, Announcements, IRS, News, PCORI
As in years past, all self-funded employer health plan sponsors are required to file and pay their Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee no later than July 31, 2020. As part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, Congress last year...
Jun 9, 2020 | Announcements, Consumer-driven Health Plans, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), IRS
The IRS recently announced its annual cost-of-living adjustments affecting health savings accounts (HSAs) for calendar year 2021. HSA Contribution Limits – The annual HSA contribution limit for individuals with self-only HDHP coverage increases to $3,600, while the...
May 29, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), IRS
The IRS recently released two notices of interest to employers offering flexible spending accounts (FSAs). Notice 2020-29 relates to cafeteria plan elections and FSA grace periods, both of which are optional. These plan amendments must be adopted before December 31,...
Mar 25, 2020 | COVID-19, Government, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), IRS, News, Uncategorized
As a result of COVID-19, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has clarified that the deadline for making health savings account (HSA) and individual retirement account (IRA) contributions for the 2019 tax year has been extended to July 15, 2020. This matches the new...
