Monthly Archives: September 2015

• IRS Proposes Minimum Value Rule Change to Mesh IRS and HHS Rules | FL Employee Benefits

  Posted on September 29th, 2015

  Posted by Danielle Capilla Beginning in 2015, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), large employers must offer affordable, minimum value coverage to their full-time employees or potentially pay a penalty. Some companies have or had been marketing a plan that they state satisfies the minimum value requirement… Read more »

• 2015 UBA Health Plan Survey: Preliminary Findings Are Out! | FL Benefits Broker

  Posted on September 24th, 2015

  By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors UBA’s annual Health Plan Survey, the largest of its kind, provides data on 10,804 employers sponsoring 18,186 health plans. While the full findings will be released soon, preliminary data on average health plan costs, premiums, and contributions is now available…. Read more »

• Cadillac Tax | Jacksonville Benefits Broker

  Posted on September 21st, 2015

  Investigate how your employer is going to address the Cadillac Tax issue! A quick and easy to follow video which highlights the financial implications of the new excise tax and what you should be aware of now. This video (from a blog post on www.accountingaccidentally.com) has been written from the… Read more »

• Affordable Care Act Information Returns | Jacksonville Employee Benefits

  Posted on September 17th, 2015

  By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals are required to have health insurance while applicable large employers (ALEs) are required to offer health benefits to their full-time employees. In order for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to… Read more »

• IRS Releases Draft 2015 Instructions for 6055/6056 Reporting | Florida Employee Benefits

  Posted on September 14th, 2015

  By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals are required to have health insurance while applicable large employers (ALEs) are required to offer health benefits to their full-time employees. In order for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to… Read more »

• UBA Survey Finds Self-Funded Pharmacy Plans Have Increased Nearly 30 Percent in Five Years | Florida Benefits Broker

  Posted on September 10th, 2015

  By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors As a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) triggering cost increases for fully insured employer-sponsored health insurance plans, more employers are moving to a self-funded model for pharmacy plans, particularly among large employers (1,000+ employees), according… Read more »

• DOL Issues Guidance on Classification of Independent Contractors | Florida Employee Benefits

  Posted on September 8th, 2015

  By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued an “Administrator’s Interpretation” to assist employers in determining if a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. The DOL has determined that many employers are incorrectly classifying employees as independent contractors, which… Read more »

• Start Today: First Steps to Getting Healthy | Jacksonville Benefits Broker

  Posted on September 3rd, 2015

  Welcome to September – which if you were not aware is the appointed “Self Improvement Month”, so we must ask ourselves “Why wait until January to tackle and defeat any bad habits that the long hot summer allowed us to indulge in?”. Sure the summer was filled with plenty of… Read more »