On January 9, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final regulation revising the standard businesses must use when determining if a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the federal FLSA.
Every broker working with group health plans must be mindful of compliance requirements that impact employer-sponsored plans. Here are ten compliance matters to keep in mind as you begin 2024.
CVS, owner of over 9,000 pharmacies and one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the United States, has committed to a significant change in how it prices drugs. On Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, CVS announced a radical simplification of its pharmacy reimbursement model. These pricing changes, which have the potential to impact tens of […]
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all non-grandfathered health plans and health insurance issuers to provide plan participants with access to certain preventive care services on a first-dollar basis. Plans and health insurance issuers cannot impose any cost-sharing on these services, which means no deductibles, co-payments, or co-insurance may apply. The preventive care services that […]