N-2018-85: Adjusted Applicable Dollar Amount for Fee Imposed by §§ 4375 and 4376

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November 5, 2018

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Issue Number: N-2018-85

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Notice 2018-85 provides that the adjusted applicable dollar amount that applies for determining the PCORTF fee for policy years and plan years ending on or after October 1, 2018 and before October 1, 2019, is $2.45. This adjusted applicable dollar amount has been determined using the percentage increase in the projected per capita amount of the National Health Expenditures published by HHS in February 2018. Sections 4375 and 4376, added to the Code by the Affordable Care Act, impose a fee on issuers of specified health insurance policies and plan sponsors of applicable self-insured health plans to help fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF).

Notice 2018-85 will be in IRB: 2018-48 dated 11/26/18.

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