--- title: PCORI Fee Deadline July 31st description: Public sector organizations with self-funded health plans must pay PCORI fees by July 1, 2018. Employers should IRS Form 720 for reporting. This fee applies to policy or plan years ending or or after October 1, 2017 but before October 1, 2018. The fee is $2.39 per covered life. image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/PCORI%20B.jpg --- ![PCORI Fee Deadline July 31st](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/PCORI%20B.jpg) # PCORI Fee Deadline July 31st - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - PCORI Fee Deadline July 31st [ Erin Woulfe ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/erin-woulfe) 05/24/2018 [ Health Insurance Solutions](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/health-insurance-solutions) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/pcori-fee-deadline-july-31st#postComment) If your health plan is self-funded, the deadline to pay your annual PCORI fees is July 31, 2018. You should use [IRS Form 720](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f720.pdf) for reporting. The PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) Fee is part of the Affordable Care Act, helping to fund research to help patients make more informed healthcare decisions. The fee is calculated based upon the average number of lives covered under the plan. It applies to policy or plan years ending on or after October 1, 2017 but before October 1, 2018. The fee is $2.39 per covered life. 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