Provider News
The IRS has released the 2026 cost-of-living amounts (COLAs) for HSA-qualifying high-deductible health plans.
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed new legislation into law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act is due from sponsors of applicable self-funded health plans by July 31, 2025.
Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, self-funded group health plans are required to
submit certain information related to prescription drug and other health care spending to the
Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of
Treasury (Departments).
Under the Affordable Care Act, employers must report information about the health coverage offered to employees, on a Form 1095-B or Form 1095-C, even though employees are not penalized for not having coverage. As the result of two bills recently signed into law, employers are no longer required to send employees a Form 1095.