Level-Funding Explained in One-Minute
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Open Enrollment Season – A Checklist for Employers
Here at SIMA we offer a comprehensive set of tools and support materials to ensure your employees remain engaged, educated, and, most of all, enrolled in a plan that helps them make better decisions for a healthy physical and financial future. Here are just a few things to do before, during, and after the enrollment…
HSA and Retirement: How to Use Your Health Savings Account
When you get ready to retire, there’s a good chance one of your biggest expenses will be health care. Luckily, there are tools you can use to help make the most of your money. If you qualify, you might be able to use a health savings account (HSA) as a sort of “retirement account” to…
Medicare Part D – Creditable Coverage Disclosure Notice to Individuals
Employers must send Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Disclosure Notices to individuals each year by October 14th and at additional specified times during the year. All employers that provide prescription drug coverage to individuals who are eligible for Medicare Part D are required to notify those individuals whether or not the coverage that is provided…
ACA Affordability Contribution Rate Set at 9.78% for 2020
New Figure Marks Decrease from 2019 Under the employer shared responsibility (“pay or play”) provisions of the Affordable Care Act, applicable large employers—generally those who have 50 or more full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees)—may be subject to a penalty if they do not offer affordable coverage that provides minimum value to their full-time employees…
Reminder: PCORI Fees Due July 31
The Affordable Care Act 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. The fee, required to be reported only once a year on the second quarter Form 720 and paid by its due date, July 31, is…
FLOCK to SIMA’s New Paperless Integrated HR & Benefits Platform!
SIMA is proud to offer integrated and paperless technology making critical HR management easier than ever before! Introducing our newest partner, Flock! Let us know you are interested by clicking here. Flock’s user-friendly HRIS system efficiently manages information, streamlines processes and stores data in a secure environment. Our platform consists of two modules: HRIS System…
EEOC Delays Amending Wellness Program Regulations to End of 2019
On May 22, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its plans to issue amended regulations related to wellness program incentives by December 2019. This signals the second pushback of the EEOC’s deadline to publish new wellness program incentive regulations. Back in 2016, the EEOC had finalized two rules that regulated employer-sponsored wellness programs.…
IRS Releases Inflation-adjusted Limits for HSAs and HDHPs for 2020
On May 28, 2019, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2019-25 to announce the inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs) for 2020. These limits include: The maximum HSA contribution limit The minimum deductible amount for HDHPs The maximum out-of-pocket expense limit for HDHPs These limits vary based on whether…
Reminder: PCORI Fees Due July 31
Fees Apply to Employers Sponsoring Certain Self-Insured Plans As a reminder, employers that sponsor certain self-insured health plans are responsible for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fees. Fees for plan years that ended in 2018 are due July 31, 2019. Employers must report and pay the required PCORI fees annually via IRS Form 720. For…