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The... [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/no-surprises-act-dispute-resolution-fees-updated) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/2023/2023%20Newsletter/spring%20newsletter%20images/iStock-1077901556resized.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/2023/2023%20Newsletter/spring%20newsletter%20images/iStock-1077901556resized.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/annual-pcori-fee-increases-for-2024) April 24, 2023 ## [Annual PCORI fee increases for 2024  ](https://insights.bukaty.com/annual-pcori-fee-increases-for-2024) Each July 31, heath plans pay an IRS fee to support the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), a nonprofit research organization chartered by the Affordable Care Act to improve health care outcomes and experiences for patients. Self-funded plan sponsors pay the fee directly, while... [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/annual-pcori-fee-increases-for-2024) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/New%20requirements%20to%20increase%20health%20care%20cost%20transparency.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/New%20requirements%20to%20increase%20health%20care%20cost%20transparency.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/new-requirements-to-increase-health-care-cost-transparency) October 12, 2022 ## [New requirements to increase health care cost transparency](https://insights.bukaty.com/new-requirements-to-increase-health-care-cost-transparency) The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) signed into law on December 27, 2020, and the Transparency in Coverage Act (TiC), adopted November 12, 2020, contain a number of initiatives designed to improve health care cost transparency and patient protections. Below is a calendar of key 2022 and 2023... 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This percentage is a decrease from the 2021 threshold of 9.83%. The affordability threshold is used to determine an individual’s eligibility for a... [Read More](https://insights.bukaty.com/aca_affordability_rate_2022) 0 [![https://2073866.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/2073866/Old%20files/News%20You%20Can%20Use_Winter_2021/2021PCORI%20fees-1.jpg](https://insights.bukaty.com/hubfs/Old%20files/News%20You%20Can%20Use_Winter_2021/2021PCORI%20fees-1.jpg)](https://insights.bukaty.com/irs_increases_2021_pcori_fee) November 3, 2020 ## [2021 PCORI fee Increase](https://insights.bukaty.com/irs_increases_2021_pcori_fee) The annual Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee for plans ending between October 1, 2020, and October 1, 2021, is $2.66. This is an increase from the 2020 rate of $2.54. 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