Health Care Reform

  • Benefit Compliance Penalties Updated for 2024

    ByTrey Tompkins

    The Department of Labor (DOL) announced annual inflation increases to several employee benefit compliance penalties last week. The full schedule of the annual inflation related increases is available online. The new maximums are effective for compliance penalties assessed after January…

  • IRS Releases Updated 2023 PCORI Tax Rates

    ByTrey Tompkins

    This week the IRS announced the applicable per participant PCORI tax rates for group health plans with Plan Years ending during the last three months of 2023.  The applicable rate will be $3.22 per participant. The new rates were announced…

  • IRS Finally Releases Updated 2019 PCORI Tax Rates

    ByTrey Tompkins

    This week the IRS finally announced the applicable per participant PCORI tax rates for group health plan with Plan Year ending during the last three months of 2019.  The applicable rate will be $2.54 per participant. When the PCORI tax…