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Posted December 7th, 2022 in Employers

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created a research institute known as the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The goal of PCORI is to help patients and those who care for them make better-informed decisions about healthcare choices. PCORI is funded in part by fees which are charged to health plans.

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Posted November 23rd, 2022 in Producers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that largely oversees the Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace), has indicated that agents and brokers who assist with Marketplace enrollments must obtain client consent before assisting with enrollments and other Marketplace functions.

Posted November 16th, 2022 in Producers

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published some new compliance rules that will impact Third-Party Marketing Organizations (TPMOs) who sell Medicare Advantage and/or Part D plans.

Posted November 2nd, 2022 in Family

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published Notice 2022-41 in response to the fixes made to the family glitch

Posted October 26th, 2022 in Uncategorized

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Revenue Procedure 2022-38 on October 18, 2022. The Revenue Procedure includes the inflation-adjusted 2023 contribution limits for certain employee benefit programs. Below is a summary of some of those contribution limit adjustments.

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Posted October 19th, 2022 in Family

The Department of Treasury published a final regulation on October 13, 2022 which eliminates the so-called “family glitch” starting on January 1, 2023.

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