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White House Releases New Executive Order on Healthcare Price Transparency

  • On March 10, 2025
The Trump administration has released another executive order (EO) with the potential to impact employers. It is titled “Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information.” This EO, intended to increase enforcement of price transparency requirements, orders the Department of Labor, Treasury, and Department of Health and Human Services […]
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Reminder: Employer-Sponsored Health Plans to Report Medicare Part D Information to CMS

  • On February 10, 2025
Employer-sponsored health plans that offer prescription drug coverage to Medicare-eligible individuals must meet an important annual reporting requirement: submitting the Disclosure to CMS Form to confirm whether their prescription drug coverage is creditable or non-creditable compared to Medicare Part D. With the deadline approaching, plan sponsors should ensure they file their disclosure on time to avoid compliance issues. Below […]
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HHS Issues Proposed Rule Aimed at Strengthening HIPAA Security Compliance

  • On January 6, 2025
On Dec. 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that would modify the HIPAA Security Rule to strengthen cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI). Although the changes are substantial, they are only in proposed form at this point. Employers with self-insured health plans and those […]
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Revisiting ERISA Plan Documents and SPDs in the New Year

  • On December 30, 2024
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) governs employee benefit plans maintained by private-sector employers. ERISA requires that employer-sponsored welfare benefit plans, such as group health plans, be described in a written plan document. Employers must also provide participants with a Summary Plan Description (SPD) that explains the plan’s terms. Note, however, that […]
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No Telehealth Flexibility Extension for HSAs in Funding Bill

  • On December 23, 2024
On Saturday, December 21, 2024, President Biden signed the American Relief Act of 2025 (ARA) into law, averting a federal government shutdown. After intense negotiations, Congress reached a deal Saturday just in time for the holidays, opting to fund the government at current levels through March 14. Failing to reach a deal would have resulted in the […]
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Congress Passes Two Laws Intended to Ease Employer ACA Reporting

  • On December 16, 2024
Update as of 12/24/2024: President Biden has signed the Paperwork Reduction Act and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act into law. Congress passed the Paperwork Reduction Act and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act, each of which would modify the ACA’s provisions on 1094 and 1095 tax form reporting. President Biden is expected to sign both acts […]
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IRS Releases 2024-2025 PCORI Fees

  • On December 10, 2024
The Affordable Care Act created an annual assessment of health insurance carriers and self-insured group health plans to help fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Often referred to as the PCORI fee, health insurance carriers pay it on behalf of their fully insured group health plan clients. However, employers who offer self-funded and level-funded […]
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