Affordable Care Act: Small Group and Individual Plan Impact – 2014 and Beyond Rod Wiltrout GuideStone Financial Resources State Representative GuideStone.

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Affordable Care Act: Small Group and Individual Plan Impact – 2014 and Beyond Rod Wiltrout GuideStone Financial Resources State Representative GuideStone Financial Resources Your Church and Staff Insurance

Current State of Enrollments 20 million covered due to PPACA ◦ 8 million enrolled in the Individual Exchange – whether state or federal ◦ 12 million covered as a result of other provisions of law  6 million covered through Medicaid expansion  8 million covered as a result of dependent eligibility to age 26  5 million previously ineligible due to health or age are covered 2

How much will the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) help the uninsured? 3 NOTE: This assumes that all states choose to expand Medicaid eligibility up to 138% FPL by January SOURCE: Congressional Budget Office, February Total may not equal 100% due to rounding.

11 Provisions in effect this year Establishment of state and federal exchange Pre-existing condition exclusion eliminated Creation of health insurance tax credits and subsidy Out-of-pocket expense limited Annual/lifetime limits eliminated 90 maximum waiting period Requirement to have insurance in place Wellness program incentive increase Coverage for those in clinical trials Expanded Medicaid coverage 4

Individuals and Families Individual Shared Responsibility provision began January 1, 2014 Most Americans must have Minimum Essential Coverage to be exempt from IM penalty Minimum Essential Coverage is: ◦ Coverage under certain government-sponsored plans including the exchange marketplace ◦ Employer-sponsored coverage ◦ Plans in the individual market ◦ Grandfathered health plans ◦ Other health plans (i.e. state risk pools) recognized by HHS 5

Individual Mandate Penalty 2014: Greater of $95 per uninsured person or 1% of household income over the filing threshold 2015: Greater of $325 per uninsured person or 2% of household income over the filing threshold 2016: Greater of $695 per uninsured person or 2.5% of household income over the filing threshold 2017: Going forward, the penalties will be increased by the cost-of-living adjustment 6

Small Group Coverage 7

Small Group 96% of all organizations are less than 50 FTE Small group has no mandate to offer coverage Small group defined as: ◦ <50 in 2014 and 2015 ◦ <100 in

Notice to Employees of Coverage Options 9 Coverage-Options Coverage-Options When your ministry hires new employees, you must provide the appropriate Notice to them within 14 days of their start date

Small Group How does the ACA change the health plans small employers are offering to employees? Required Essential Benefits Cost Sharing Limitations New Rating Requirements 10

Small Group Essential Benefits – No annual or lifetime dollar limit Ambulatory patient services Emergency services Hospitalization Maternity and newborn care Mental health and substance use disorder services Prescription drugs Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices Laboratory services Preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management Pediatric services, including dental and vision care 11

Small Group Maximum out-of-pocket spending (MOOP) limits: MOOP limits cannot exceed the out-of-pocket limit applicable to HSA-qualified High Deductible Health Plans set annually by the government ◦ $6,350 — Individual (Increase to $6,450 in 2015) ◦ $12,700 — Family (Increase to $12,900 in 2015) MOOP limits are an aggregate of all eligible, in-network medical and RX expense ◦ Includes co-pays, deductibles, co-insurance, and any plan penalties Out-of-network and non-eligible charges do not aggregate to the MOOP 12

Small Group Minimum Actuarial Plan Value A plan must provide 60% or greater coverage to be considered minimum value Creation of standard metallic benefit plans ◦ Bronze — 60% ◦ Silver — 70% ◦ Gold — 80% ◦ Platinum — 90% 13

Small Group Rating Requirements Before PPACA – Rates based on ◦ Group size ◦ Industry ◦ Gender ◦ Health Status ◦ 1:5/9 slope from youngest to oldest ◦ No guarantee issue 14

Small Group Rating Requirements After PPACA – Rates based on ◦ Age ◦ Three digit zip code ◦ Family size ◦ Modified community rating exclusively ◦ 1:3 slope from youngest to oldest ◦ Guarantee Issue ◦ Smoking habits — 150% upcharge 15

Small Group Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) 2014 – groups up to 50 employees ◦ One product option will be offered ◦ Online enrollment not available until November 2014 ◦ Must purchase through brokers, insurance companies Small employer tax credit only available through SHOP Exchange No subsidy for employees enrolled in employer-sponsored SHOP coverage 2016 – SHOP open to groups up to 100 employees 16

Pre-Tax Premium Contributions Prior law allowed employer to pay employee’s individual health insurance premiums tax-free through PPP or HRA Technical Release says these arrangements fail to meet the Public Health Service Act 2711 group health plan requirement to have no annual limit Therefore, employers may no longer pay individual health insurance policies on a tax-free basis 17

Pre-Tax Premium Contributions If employer terminates employer-sponsored benefits and sends employees to Exchange they can NOT reimburse the Exchange premium with tax-free contribution Significant penalty $100 a day per employee excise tax penalty $36K a year per employee Excise taxes must be paid with pre-tax dollars and are not a deductible business expense 18

Section 125 Cafeteria Plans PPACA added code 125(f)(3) Prohibits employee who purchases Exchange coverage from running the premium through the employer’s 125 plan as a pre-tax benefit (would be double-dipping) The employee covered under traditional individual or group plans purchased outside the Exchange may run the premium through the employer’s 125 plan and enjoy pre-tax savings 19

Bottom Line… An employer may not pay their employee’s individual policy premium on a tax-favored basis. Group policy may be paid on a tax-favored basis through the HRA or the Premium Payment Plan. ◦ Group policy does not have to be sponsored by the employer – i.e., an employee covered under a spouse’s group health plan can have the premium paid tax-free by their employer through an HRA or PPP. non- exchange coverage. Employees can take advantage of 125 pre-tax premium savings only if their individual policy is non- exchange coverage. 20

Happening Now 23 delays to the law 50 regulations in process right now Changes to HRA/PPP/FSA Delays to employer mandate Uninsured rate at lowest point since

On the Horizon 22

Keep Informed Cadillac Tax – Could radically change coverage and how it is offered More delays and modifications to come? Watch for subsidy to be reduced? Watch for non-coverage penalty to be increased? Watch for PPACA to become an election year hot- potato 23

Website Bookmarks Health Care Reform Section ◦ Employer Calculator ◦ Reimbursement Vehicle section ◦ Individual Mandate and Exchange sections ◦ Updated PPACA Overview ◦ Sign-up for alerts as low continues to be modified 24

January 2015 Webinars Your Church and Funding a Mission Trip Your Church and Sales/Use Tax 25

26 What Questions can I answer for You? direct line cell phone Rod Wiltrout Church Finance Specialist