On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). While it provided a number of positive changes to the insurance industry, it also brought with it a host of new requirements that have had a significant impact
Last month, President Obama signed the omnibus spending bill, granting clubs several key victories on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the H-2B Visa Program. These changes reverse or delay mandates that have a negative impact on clubs. Changes to the ACA: Two-year suspension of
On Friday, December 18, President Obama signed the omnibus spending bill, granting clubs several key victories on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the H-2B Visa Program. These changes include: Two-year suspension of the “Cadillac tax.” The omnibus bill pushes the tax’s implementation date from 2018
In a rare moment of bipartisan support for the embattled health care law, President Obama signed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act into law, which gives smaller clubs much-needed relief from aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It marks the first time
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here to stay and clubs must comply with it. Signed into law in March 2010, the ACA has survived numerous challenges and repeal votes, and after June’s King v. Burwell Supreme Court decision, it’s unlikely that any major changes
Editor’s Note: These updated forms and instructions should be passed to your club’s accountant to ensure full compliance with the Affordable Care Act. On August 7 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new drafts of forms and instructions for 2015 Forms 1094-B and 1095-B, and
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) recently celebrated its fifth birthday on March 23, but it has been anything but easy living for the law. Since its inception, the ACA’s constitutionality and legality have been tested in court numerous times, with the law victorious in some
This August the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released draft instructions for Forms 1094-C, 1095-C and other tax forms in order to collect information regarding employer provided health care plans. These forms affect employers under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Mandate (generally employers with 50
For the past four years, the Republican majority in the House of Representatives has tried time and time again to completely repeal or remove large parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Because of the significant disruption this law will likely have
In December of 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a set of proposed rules for the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Mandate. As you know, the Employer Mandate requires a club with an average of 50 full-time employees