88 FR 44596 — Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance; Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage; Level-Funded Plan Arrangements; and Tax Treatment of Certain Ac… IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 12, 2023
…C.-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, available at:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2020/08/04/fixed-indemnity-health-coverage-is-a-problematic-form-of-junk-insurance.
79 FR 8544 — Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage IRCFinal Rules (FR)Feb 12, 2014related by meaning
95 percent of its full-time employees for a particular calendar month (and therefore whether an assessable amount was payable under section 4980H(a)). In addition, one commenter noted that, even if the reclassification did not result in liability for an assessable payment under section 4980H(a), the service recipient c…
83 FR 57536 — Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 15, 2018★ strong match
…18071, 18082, 26 U.S.C. 36B, and 31 U.S.C. 9701); and Public Law 103-141, 107 Stat. 1488 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb-2000bb-4).
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26 CFR Part 54 Excise taxes
Health care
Health insurance
Pensions
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
29 CFR Part 2590
Continuation coverage
Disclosure
Employee benefit plans
Group…
Notice 2024-35 — This notice provides relief with respect to certain required minimum distributions (RMDs) that are not made in 2024. This relief was provided with respect to c… IRCNoticesMay 6, 2024
… and Kathleen Hannick (2020). “Fixed Indemnity Coverage is a Problematic Form of “Junk” Insurance,” USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, available at: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2020/08/04/fixed-indemnity-health-coverage-is-a-problematic-form-of-junk-insuran…
88 FR 44045 — Benefit Payments and Allocation of Assets PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jul 11, 2023related by meaning
ns is a permissible statutory interpretation under applicable law and that PBGC's determination was not arbitrary and capricious).
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8. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 increased the maximum from $3,500 to $5,000 effective for plan years beginning after August 5, 1997.
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9.
Section 304 of…
86 FR 55980 — Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II IRCFinal Rules (FR)Oct 7, 2021★ strong match
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Hannick, Kathleen and Loren Adler. “Provider Charges Relative to Medicare Rates, 2012-2018.” USC-Brookings Schaeffer on Health Policy. (May 2021).
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2021/05/03/provider-charges-relative-to-medicare-rates-2012-2018/.
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82 FR 47792 — Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act IRCFinal Rules (FR)Oct 13, 2017★ strong match
… (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.” 42 U.S.C. 2000bb-1(a) and (b). In
Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court had “little trouble concluding” that, in the absence of an accommodation or exemption, “the HHS contraceptive mandate `substantially burden[s]' the exercise of relig…
91 FR 4348 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 30, 2026
…& Dana P. Goldman,
Overpaying for Prescription Drugs: The Copay Clawback,
(2018),
https://schaeffer.usc.edu/research/overpaying-for-prescription-drugs/.)
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Megan Thompson (2018), W
hy a Patient Paid a $285 Copay for a $40 Drug, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/why-a-patient-paid-a-285-copa…
78 FR 218 — Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 2, 2013related by meaning
. See proposed § 301.7701-2(c)(2)(v)(A)(
5). These rules would also apply to a qualified subchapter S subsidiary. See proposed § 1.1361-4(a)(8)(i)(E). Any assessable payment under section 4980H is payable upon notice and demand and is assessed and collected in the same manner as an assessable penalty under subchapter B…
Notice 2026-48 — Notice of Intent to Issue Regulations with Respect to Saver’s Match Contributions IRCNoticesAug 24, 2026
…rtain information addressed in this notice will be subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 USC 3507. No collection of information will be required until approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the PRA.
89 FR 23338 — Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage IRCFinal Rules (FR)Apr 3, 2024
…hleen Hannick (2020). “Fixed Indemnity Health Coverage Is a Problematic Form of `Junk Insurance,' ” USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, available at:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2020/08/04/fixed-indemnity-health-coverage-is-a-problematic-form-of-junk-i…
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UNITED STATES TAX COURT
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COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
Docket Nos. 15047-94, 4991-95. Filed October 9, 1997.
During December 1982, P established a voluntary
employees' beneficiary association (VEBA) which
qualified for exemption under sec. 5…
88 FR 88494 — Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Administrative Fee and Certified IDR Entity Fee Ranges IRCFinal Rules (FR)Dec 21, 2023related by meaning
icy.
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2017 SUSB Annual Data Tables by Establishment Industry, Data by Enterprise Receipt Size. https://www.cen…
85 FR 71142 — Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 6, 2020
…ise of conscience and religious freedom, including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (42 U.S.C. 2000bb through 2000bb-4). HHS's requirements are subject to these laws, and states may have obligations under these laws to protect conscience, prohibit coercion, and to ensure the free exercise of religion. U.S. Departm…
Notice 2024-2 — Miscellaneous Changes Under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 IRCNoticesModified Jan 8, 2024
…dual retirement annuity described in section 408(b).
6 The definition of “State” for purposes of 42 USC 1395x(r)(1) is in 42 USC 410(h), which provides that the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
84 FR 51471 — Application of the Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions and Certain Nondiscrimination Rules to Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based G… IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 30, 2019related by meaning
e for an employer shared responsibility payment under section 4980H(a) for the month, regardless of whether any full-time employee is allowed the PTC. The notice also explained how section 4980H(b) (including the HHI safe harbors) would apply to an ALE that offers an individual coverage HRA, described potential additio…
80 FR 54980 — Reportable Events and Certain Other Notification Requirements PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Sep 11, 2015related by meaning
added to the aggregate unpaid balance of all preceding such payments for which payment was not made when due (including interest), exceeds $1 million. (1) Form 200 must be filed with PBGC no later than 10 days after the due date for any required payment for which payment was not made when due.
(2) If a contributing spo…
REG-108641-14 — This document solicits comments from the public on provider nondiscrimination prohibited under section 2706 of the Public Health Service Act. Comments must be … IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 7, 2014related by meaning
n. The Committee believes that insurers should be made aware of their obligation under section 2706 before their health plans begin operating in 2014. The Committee directs HHS to work DOL and the Department of Treasury to correct the FAQ to reflect the law and congressional intent within 30 days of enactment of this a…
IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 12, 2020related by meaning
.103.
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228.
Pate, R. “Insurance Standards Bulletin Series.” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. January 31, 2020. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/extension-limited-non-enforcement-policy-through-calendar-year-2021.pdf.
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section 2763 of the PHS A…
89 FR 43675 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2006-06 for Services Provided in Connection With the Termination of Abandoned Individual Account Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 17, 2024related by meaning
t
This amendment is subject to the Congressional Review Act provisions of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) and will be transmitted to the Congress and the Comptroller General for review. The exemption is not a “major rule” as that term is defined in 5 U.S.C. 804, bec…