ACA
November 19, 2025
End of Enhanced ACA Subsidies: Potential Impact on Employers
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created a federally financed subsidy, called the premium tax credit (PTC), to help eligible individuals and families with low or moderate incomes afford health insurance purchased through an Exchange. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress temporarily enhanced the PTC by eliminating the income cap for eligibility and increasing the amount of...
July 1, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds ACA’s Mandate for Free Preventive Care
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a key component of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive care mandate (Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.). The Court’s decision requires health plans and health insurance issuers to continue covering, without cost sharing, the full range of recommended preventive care services. ACA’s Preventive Care Mandate The...
April 8, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments on ACA’s Mandate for Free Preventive Care
On April 21, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a pivotal legal dispute regarding the constitutionality of a key component of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive care mandate. The Court’s decision in this case, Kennedy v. Braidwood Management Inc., will impact the requirement for health plans and health insurance issuers...
February 20, 2025
Employers Must File ACA Returns Electronically by March 31, 2025
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created reporting requirements under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Sections 6055 and 6056. Under these rules, certain employers must provide information to the IRS about the health plan coverage they offer (or do not offer) to their employees. Under the original rules, any reporting entity that was required to file at...