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Posted December 13th, 2016 in Producers, Employers

Flexible Benefit Service LLC (Flex) is excited to tell you about the 21st Century Cures Act which was signed into law by President Obama on December 13, 2016. While the law primarily focuses on healthcare innovations and enhancing medical research, it also created a new type of Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), referred to as a "Qualified Small Employer HRA."

Posted December 5th, 2016 in Producers, Employers
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that is being referred to as the 21st Century Cures Act. The bill is expected to be taken up by the Senate this week, and the belief is the Senate will pass it as well. If passed by the Senate, it appears President Obama would sign the bill into law. 
 
Posted November 30th, 2016 in Producers, Employers
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2016-70 on November 18, 2016 which provides some relief to insurers, employers and other entities subject to ACA reporting requirements under Code Section 6055 and 6056. The Notice does not extend the due date of the filing requirement for the 2016 year, but it does extend the due date in which copies of the reporting forms must be provided to employees and individuals. The due dates are now as follows:
 
    Posted November 28th, 2016 in Producers, Employers, Individuals
    Exciting News!
     
    Flexible Benefit Service LLC (Flex) is now in our new office, located at:
     
    8700 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 1010S
    Chicago, Illinois 60631
     
    The new office space includes an open plan design and is enhanced for greater workplace collaboration and operating efficiencies. We look forward to serving you from this new location!
     
    Our phone/fax numbers, emails and web sites will remain the same.
     
    Posted November 22nd, 2016 in Producers, Employers, Individuals
    Last week, we posted a blog on the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). That blog focused on what types of things could potentially be repealed under President-elect Donald Trump. In this blog, the focus is on when things could start to get repealed, with an understanding that this is all speculation.
     
    Posted November 15th, 2016 in Producers, Employers, Individuals
    Several Republican political leaders indicated their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would end if Hillary Clinton were elected as President, but the exact opposite happened. Donald Trump has been elected to serve as the 45th President of the United States and is set to take office on January 20, 2017. Trump has said on numerous occasions that the very first thing he’ll do is repeal “Obamacare.” Could this actually happen?
     

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