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CERCA: Healthcare Working Group. Fall Meeting October 12, 2011. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for the IRS to implement and administer a large number of provisions - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CERCA:CERCA: Healthcare Working GroupHealthcare Working Group
Fall MeetingOctober 12, 2011
Healthcare Working Group:Healthcare Working Group:
BackgroundBackground The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for the IRS to
implement and administer a large number of provisions
ACA established the need for most legal residents of the United States to obtain health insurance.
Implementation will impact critical IRS systems including:◦ Submissions processing, account management, document matching, notice
generation, and multiple compliance programs. ◦ Establishment of significant new processes ◦ Development of new technology solutions
The ACA will also have a significant impact on external stakeholders:◦ Tax preparers◦ Taxpayers◦ Software developers◦ Education providers
Healthcare Working Group:Healthcare Working Group:
PurposePurpose
Facilitates information sharing between CERCA members and the IRS
Address primarily from an IRS perspective, while considering inter-agency interoperability (e.g., HHS, SSA, and States), and other stakeholders
HCWG will support IRS to meet their objectives to efficiently implement and administer ACA knowing it will have a significant impact on electronic tax administration
Healthcare Working Group:Healthcare Working Group:
How we will OperateHow we will Operate Gather, analyze and understand available information on IRS
implementation
Analyze IRS progress and determine its impact on the tax ecosystem.
Facilitate dissemination of information via CERCA channels
Work with IRS officials on ACA topics, proposed by HCWG members or the IRS
Act as a sounding board for the IRS
Provide feedback to the IRS, as appropriate
Healthcare Working Group:Healthcare Working Group:Identified Areas of Possible FocusIdentified Areas of Possible Focus
Stakeholder Analysis (Roles, Risks, Impacts)Interagency DependenciesDevelopment of Technology InfrastructureDefining StandardsSecurity & Privacy in ACA ImplementationsTax Gap, Threats and ImplicationsComplexity of ComplianceOwnership by the taxpayersFraud, Threats and PreventionConsistent Interfaces
Healthcare Working Group:Healthcare Working Group:
ProgressProgress Charter approved by the CERCA Board in
March of 2011
Originally chaired by Jerry Anderson of CSC
Has met four times in DC since the beginning of 2011
Lauretta Brown of Capgemini, and Kerri Gibson of CCH, have been appointed as co-chairs of the CERCA Health Care
Healthcare Working Group:Healthcare Working Group:
Highlights of ProgressHighlights of Progress IRS ACA leadership participated in the August 2011
Meeting ◦ Confirmed Charter and Goals of HCWG◦ They are looking for our assistance◦ They still have many unanswered questions◦ They will seek our input on specific topics
IRS ACA leadership met with CERCA Board and HCWG co-chairs at the September 2011 board meeting to specifically address the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
Finalizing Stakeholder Analysis
Key StakeholdersKey Stakeholders
The reaching impact of ACA is very broad; the HCWG has identified the following key stakeholder categories that by focusing on we can provide value to the industry and the IRS
IRSTax preparersTaxpayersSoftware developersEducation providers
Key Stakeholders:Key Stakeholders:
IRSIRSShort-term needs Long-term needs
IRS
Key Stakeholders:Key Stakeholders:
Tax preparersTax preparersShort-term needs Long-term needs
Tax preparers
Key Stakeholders:Key Stakeholders:
TaxpayersTaxpayersShort-term needs Long-term needs
Taxpayers
Key Stakeholders:Key Stakeholders:
Software DevelopersSoftware DevelopersShort-term needs Long-term needs
Software Developers
Key Stakeholders:Key Stakeholders:
Education providersEducation providersShort-term needs Long-term needs
Education Providers
Healthcare Working Group:Healthcare Working Group:Proposed SolutionsProposed Solutions
Information: Create one go-to destination
Education: Provide multiple channels of education to reach different stakeholders
Tools: Create calculators (FTE, estimator calculators)