PCORI Reporting

PCORI Reporting is for customers of Remodel Health that offer a MEC plan. As a sponsor of a self-funded or partially self-funded plan, you are required to report the average employee count for 2018 on IRS Form 720 by July 31, 2019. Below is more information on PCORI fees and the filing requirement.

What is the PCORI fee?

Health care reform created a nonprofit corporation, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, to support clinical effectiveness research. This entity will be funded in part by fees (sometimes referred to as "PCORI fees") paid by certain health insurers and applicable sponsors of self-insured health plans and it will assist patients, clinicians, purchasers, and policymakers in making informed health decisions by advancing the quality and relevance of evidence-based medicine through the synthesis and dissemination of comparative clinical effectiveness research findings.

How much is the PCORI Fee?

The fee is based on the date of the last day of your plan year. Below is the payment schedule to determine the rate for your plan.

Last Day of Plan Year	Fee per Average Covered Life	Fee Due Date
January 31, 2018	$2.39	July 31, 2019
February 28, 2018	$2.39	July 31, 2019
March 31, 2018	$2.39	July 31, 2019
April 30, 2018	$2.39	July 31, 2019
May 31, 2018	$2.39	July 31, 2019
June 30, 2018	$2.39	July 31, 2019
July 31, 2018	$2.39	July 31, 2019
August 31, 2018	$2.39	July 31, 2019
September 30, 2018	$2.39	July 31, 2019
October 31, 2018	$2.45	July 31, 2019
November 30, 2018	$2.45	July 31, 2019
December 31, 2018	$2.45	July 31, 2019

How is the fee filed?

Fees are to be reported and paid once a year, even though they are reported on IRS Form 720 (Quarterly Federal Excise Tax Return). Reports and payments are due no later than July 31of the year following the last day of the policy or plan year. For example, a return that reports liability for the fee imposed on a health insurance policy for the year ending on December 31, 2018must file by July 31, 2019. When you fill out the payment voucher please select the 2^ndquarter as the tax period.

How to Complete IRS form 720 (Please refer to the below instructions)

Step #1

Enter your company Information at top of page 1 and enter June 30, 2019as the quarter ending date.

Step #2

Enter 2018 average employee count on page 2, Part II, line 133c if your plan ended before October 1, 2018 OR line 133d if your plan ended on or after October 1, 2018 and before October 1, 2019. Calculate the fee by multiplying the average number of lives covered by the applicable rate and enter the amount as the tax due.