HSA/HDHP Increased Limits for 2025

On August 6, 2024

In Revenue Procedure 2024-25, the IRS announced the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and qualified high deductible health plans (HDHPs) for 2025. These limits include: These limits vary based on whether an individual’s HDHP coverage is self-only or family (one or more dependents). Effective Dates The HSA contribution limits for HSAs are effective starting […]

On July 29, 2024

As of July 19, 2024, CMS will block certified health insurance brokers from making any changes to an enrollee’s Marketplace account unless the broker is already associated with the consumer’s enrollment. Brokers who perform unauthorized enrollments are already terminated from offering services through the marketplace if caught, but this action should help further reduce the problem caused by fraudulent actors.

On June 6, 2024

For many employers, two crucial federal compliance deadlines are coming up on July 31, 2024: the filing and payment of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee and the filing of Form 5500.

On June 3, 2024

A new final rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) makes it clear that vendors of personal health records (“PHRs”) and related entities that are not covered by HIPAA must provide notice to affected individuals, the FTC, and the media if they have a data breach.

On May 23, 2024

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) imposes a fee on issuers of specified health insurance policies and plan sponsors of applicable self-insured health plans to help fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

On May 20, 2024

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) has published a Field Assistance Bulletin addressing the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) to the use of artificial intelligence and other automated systems in the workplace.

On May 13, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued Revenue Procedure Notice 2025-24, which outlines the 2025 limits for certain account-based health plans.

On May 6, 2024

The new HIPAA provision imposes requirements on regulated entities that will provide additional protections for those seeking reproductive care.

On April 29, 2024

On Friday, April 26, 2024, the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights released a final regulation addressing the nondiscrimination in health insurance provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

On April 29, 2024

The FTC has officially announced that it is moving ahead with a ban on virtually all non-compete agreements. Here’s what employers should know about this momentous decision.

HSA/HDHP Increased Limits for 2025

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