March 6, 2015
Proof of Health Coverage
How should employers respond to employees that request proof of health coverage from the employer and why are they asking?
When filing income taxes for 2014, individuals are to check a box to attest that they had health coverage. This is due to the “Individual Shared Responsibility” provision of health care reform that was effective for calendar year 2014. (more…)
Representatives Charles Boustany, Republican from Louisiana, and Mike Thompson, Democrat from California, introduced H.R. 5860 to allow small employers with 49 or fewer employees to provide reimbursement or payment of their employee’s individual medical plan premiums on a pre-tax basis. 
