Benefit Briefs from Total Benefit Solutions Inc

The Total Benefit Solutions team...Working for your benefit!

ACA Workshop for Small Business

On Wednesday June 4th, Edward MacConnell, Cetified Healthcare Reform Specialist, will be conduction a workshop on the updates to the Affordable Care Act at the Feasterville Business Association general membership meeting.

For more information or to reserve your seat please click here.

Aetna: Important updates to our PA group eligibility guidelines

We have updated our eligibility guidelines as it relates to sole proprietors, owners, partners, W-2 employees and husband / wife groups for 2014. These updates have been made to maintain compliance with state and federal requirements.

The definition of an employer is now one W-2 common law employee. Click here to get the full article from the Total Benefit Solutions website. Call us today at (215)355-2121 if you have questions or need assistance.

IBC: New Lab Provider Effective July 1-IMPORTANT NOTICE

Effective July 1, 2014, Quest Diagnostics laboratories will be an out-of-network p rovider for Personal Choice and Keystone Health Plan East. IBC will continue to contract with certain local and regional laboratories...click here for more

Important Reform Bulletins for 2014

In an effort to keep you informed about the many changes in health insurance we have recently posted the following bulletins to our website:

Individual Health Plans as Employee Benefits Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Released on September 13, 2013, IRS Notice 2013-54 addresses the viability of individual health insurance plans as a tax-advantaged employee benefit under the ACA. Unfortunately, the news was not good for employers wanting to offer such plans to their employees: the IRS determined that such plans are prohibited ...click for more

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IRS Highlights Stiff Penalty for Reimbursing Individual Premium Unlike Notice 2013-54, this recent FAQ shines a spotlight on the consequences for employers operating employer payment plans to reimburse employees for the cost of individual health insurance policies. Click here to read the FAQ.

SHOP for Small Group Customers Buying a plan through SHOP versus direct Buying plans through the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, provides an advantage only for employers with fewer than 25 employees...click for more

Click here for all of the latest updates. Bookmark this link as we update this site multiple times each week!

H.S.A. Limits for 2015 Released
The IRS has released the 2015 cost-of-living adjustments affecting HSAs and HDHPs. The 2015 IRS HSA limits are increasing for 2015.
Click here to learn more.

What is Group Critical Illness?
Many clients have asked how they can supplement their employees coverage when they get enrolled through the affordable care act healthcare.gov marketplace.
Click here to learn more.

Client Corner

Recently we received this from our client, Lou Grossman of Grossman Public Relations

"Ed I have to tell you that working with your office has been great. Jen has been a real gem! She really went over and above the typical call of duty to get a complex, multi-state issue resolved for us with our new affordable care act plan. Thanks again!"

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Regards,

Edward T. MacConnell CBC, CHRS
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