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How Will Income be Verified in the Exchanges?

We’ve all been asking ourselves how will the IRS/DOL/HHS verify the income that consumers say they are earning?  Will they only look at last year’s filed W-2/1040? Well, wait no longer.  CMS issued guidance this week on just this issue.  Their … Continue reading

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IRS Rule for PPACA’s Comparative Effectiveness Research Fee

Patrick C. Haynes, Jr., Esq., LL.M. Update (June 4, 2013):  IRS Form 720 now includes, at Part II (page 2 of 7) at line 133, a space to include your headcount, multiply it by $1 (for this year) and $2 for all … Continue reading

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IRS issues Proposed Rule for PPACA’s “Comparative Effectiveness Research Fee”

The Affordable Care Act (PPACA) includes a provision imposing an annual assessment on insurers and group health plans to fund a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which will assist patients, clinicians, purchasers and policy-makers in making informed health decisions by advancing … Continue reading

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