Compliance
Health FSA Limit Increases for 2024
Post Date: November 13, 2023
On Nov. 9, 2023, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2023-34 (Rev. Proc. 23-34), which includes the inflation-adjusted limit for 2024 on employee salary reduction contributions to health flexible spending accounts (FSAs). For plan years beginning…
Mental Health Parity Compliance Overview & FAQs
Post Date: September 27, 2022
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) requires parity between a group health plan’s medical and surgical benefits and its mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD)benefits. In general, if a…
Abortion-Related Travel Reimbursement
Post Date: August 31, 2022
Following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, some employers are interested in providing some level of travel and lodging reimbursement for employees and family members who may need to travel…
Dobbs v. Jackson: Fallout for Benefit Plans and Other Employer Considerations
Post Date: June 28, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24th decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which previously held that the Constitution prohibited states from banning abortion or…
Transparency in Coverage: Machine-Readable File Posting
Post Date: June 15, 2022
By July 1, 2022, the Transparency in Coverage (TiC) Final Rule mandates the posting of “machine-readable files” on the public website of group health plans and health insurance issuers. A machine-readable file is a digital…
