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Archive for Health and Human Services’ Category

Grandmothers Can Visit A Little Longer | Houston Employee Benefits
Apr

13

2018

Grandmothers Can Visit A Little Longer | Houston Employee Benefits

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States that permit carriers to renew medical policies without adopting various Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements may continue to do so through 2019, according to a bulletin released April 9, 2018, by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The bulletin extends transitional relief for non-ACA-compliant policies for another year. The affected category of non-ACA-compliant policies, available in some individual and small group insurance…

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Feb

15

2018

Federal Employment Law Update – February 2018 | Houston Employee Benefits

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IRS Releases Publication 15 and W-4 Withholding Guidance for 2018 On January 31, 2018, the federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Publication 15 — Introductory Material, which includes the following: 2018 federal income tax withholding tables. Exempt Form W-4 New information on: Withholding allowance. Withholding on supplemental wages. Backup withholding. Moving expense reimbursement. Social Security and Medicare tax for 2018. Disaster tax relief. Read Publication…

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Congress Abandons Effort to Repeal the ACA | Houston Benefit Advisors
Apr

1

2017

Congress Abandons Effort to Repeal the ACA | Houston Benefit Advisors

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On Friday, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives pulled pending legislation, known as the American Health Care Act, from further consideration. The bill had been scheduled for a vote on the House floor Friday afternoon but, recognizing that it was headed for defeat, the House leadership cancelled the vote. It is now unlikely that Congress will pursue any legislation to repeal or replace the…

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