Changes For Medicare Supplement Plans C, F & High Deductible F In 2020 - A Guide to MACRA

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) was signed into law in 2015 and established a new way to pay physicians caring for Medicare beneficiaries. In accordance with MACRA, all individuals newly-eligible will no longer have access to Medicare supplement plans that covered the Medicare Part B deductible. These Medicare supplement plans are often called “first-dollar coverage.” 

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Robby Baker
Benefit Notices for New Hires

Employers sponsoring group health plans are required by federal law to provide certain notices and disclosures to persons when they first become eligible for enrollment. These materials often are referred to as “new hire benefit notices” or “initial enrollment benefit notices.” 

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Robby Baker
Two New Types of HRAs Coming for 2020

On June 13, 2019, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury released an advance copy of a Final Rule on Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). It was published in the Federal Register on June 20, 2019. The rule expands the types of HRAs that can be offered starting in 2020.

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Robby Baker