Table of Contents
- 1 How do you become compliant with ACA?
- 2 What is ACA compliance reporting?
- 3 What employers have to comply with ACA?
- 4 How does ACA reporting work?
- 5 What is needed for ACA reporting?
- 6 Is Blue Cross Blue Shield ACA compliant?
- 7 Can I use Obama care in any state?
- 8 How does ACA improve access to healthcare?
How do you become compliant with ACA?
How to Comply with the Affordable Care Act in 2020
- Step 1: Evaluate Grandfathered Status of Group Health Plan.
- Step 2: Review Plan Documents for Required Changes to Plan Benefits.
- Step 3: Analyze Tax-Favored Arrangements.
- Step 4: Provide Required Notices to Employees and Dependents.
What is ACA compliance reporting?
What is ACA reporting? Employers with 50 or more full-time employees and all self-insured employers regardless of size must file federal ACA (Affordable Care Act) documentation annually and submit copies to IRS and employees.
What employers have to comply with ACA?
This is known as the employer mandate. It applies to employers with 50* or more full-time employees, and/or full-time equivalents (FTEs). Employees who work 30 or more hours per week are considered full-time.
Is Blue Cross Blue Shield ACA-compliant?
The Service Benefit Plan’s broad coverage of preventive services complies with ACA requirements. Read the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan brochures to review preventive benefits.
What are the benefits of Affordable Care Act?
Pros
- More Americans have health insurance.
- Health insurance is more affordable for many people.
- People with preexisting health conditions can no longer be denied coverage.
- No time limits exist on care.
- More screenings are covered.
- Prescription drugs cost less.
How does ACA reporting work?
Currently, ACA reporting is performed by submitting IRS Form 1094-C. A report with similar information must also be provided to employees using IRS Form 1095-C. Both forms provide details about the benefits coverage offered to full-time employees and their dependent children.
What is needed for ACA reporting?
To satisfy the reporting requirements, fully insured and self-insured applicable large employers must complete Form 1095-C (and the 1094-C transmittal form). If you offer health insurance, you’ll complete Parts I and II of the 1095-C. Self-insured employers will complete Parts I, II and III.
Is Blue Cross Blue Shield ACA compliant?
Who does the ACA benefit?
Getting Coverage Make affordable health insurance available to more people. The law provides consumers with subsidies (“premium tax credits”) that lower costs for households with incomes between 100\% and 400\% of the federal poverty level (FPL).
What is an ACA-compliant insurance plan?
ACA-compliant refers to a major medical health insurance policy that conforms to the regulations set forth in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). ACA-compliant individual and small-group policies must include coverage for the ten essential health benefits with no annual or lifetime coverage maximums.
Can I use Obama care in any state?
If you move to another state, you will need to enroll in a new plan through that state’s exchange or buy on the open market. If that state doesn’t run its own exchange (Washington state does), you would use the federal exchange, healthcare.gov.
How does ACA improve access to healthcare?
The Affordable Care Act will give all Americans, including LGBTQ+ Americans, improved access to health coverage through an expanded, stronger Medicaid program and new Affordable Insurance Exchanges, marketplaces for quality, affordable health insurance.