GSA NATIONAL BLOG

Rate Increase Announced for SCA Health and Welfare Fringe Benefits

Fringe Benefit Rate Requirement for Service Contract Act Increase to $3.81 The U.S. Department of Labor has released its annual memorandum noting a rate increase for Service Contract Act (SCA)... Read More

June 25, 2013
2 min read

GSA Healthcare Reform Series: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fees

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fees Government Service Administrators (GSA) continues to partner with our clients in achieving compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requirements. PPACA... Read More

June 14, 2013
3 min read

GSA Healthcare Reform Series: Health Insurance Marketplace (aka Exchange) Notice

Health Insurance Marketplace Notice One of the upcoming Affordable Care Act (ACA) action items is the preparation and distribution of a notice to employees about the health insurance exchanges that... Read More

May 31, 2013
5 min read

GSA's Healthcare Reform Series: Wellness Incentive Programs

Wellness Incentive Programs Employer-based wellness incentive programs have existed in the U.S. for a number of years, but the scope of potential incentive programs were expanded by the American Care Act... Read More

May 30, 2013
2 min read

Healthcare Reform Series: Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs)

Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) The HRA was created by the IRS in 2002 to permit employers to provide pre-tax dollars to employees to pay for medical care and services. The... Read More

May 16, 2013
2 min read

GSA's Healthcare Reform Series: Key ACA Rules Put On-Hold

Key ACA Rules Put On-Hold Proposed auto-enrollment regulations: Employers who have 200 or more full-time employees will be required to automatically enroll their employees into a health care plan unless the employees... Read More

May 6, 2013
2 min read

SCA Compliance and Recent DOL Violations

With the Department of Labor wage and hour investigations on the rise, now is an important time to review your company’s SCA compliance. GSA offers customized, in-house training on SCA... Read More

April 22, 2013
2 min read

GSA's Healthcare Reform Series: DOL Audits

DOL Audits – ACA Information Requests Recently, the DOL has been using its investigative authority to enforce compliance with healthcare reform law. The following are documents and information you may... Read More

April 19, 2013
3 min read

Reviewing the Comparative Effectiveness Fees with an Eye on July 31

As many of you may know recently the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations on the Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Fee which will be imposed on health insurers and... Read More

February 15, 2013
3 min read

The Importance of SCA Compliance and Review of Recent DOL Violations

With the Department of Labor wage and hour investigations on the rise, now is an important time to review your company’s SCA compliance. GSA offers customized, in-house training on SCA... Read More

January 30, 2013
3 min read

Healthcare Reform Exchange Notification Date is Put on Hold

As expected, the Department of Labor has postponed the deadline for providing the notice required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) regarding the availability of the new insurance exchanges. As you... Read More

January 28, 2013
2 min read

To Play-or-Pay? What is Your Company’s Health Care Reform Strategy

To “Play-or-Pay?” What is Your Company’s Healthcare Reform Strategy In 2014, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will require companies who employ more than 50 full-time employees to... Read More

January 23, 2013
6 min read
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