The Departments recently issued FAQ Part 50 addressing several important issues concerning group health plans including incentives under wellness programs, denial of eligibility and coverage of

The Secretary of Health and Human Services recently announced that the administration will renew the COVID-19 pandemic Public Health Emergency, scheduled to expire on July 20, 2021. This will once

The Departments jointly published an interim final rule implementing provisions of the No Surprises Act. This is the first set of regulations to address the No Surprises Act and includes guidance on

Increasingly, individuals comprising today’s workforce are straddled with significant levels of student loan debt. At the same time, these workers are often conflicted as to whether they should

The Department of Health and Human Services recently published the “payment parameters” portion of its Annual Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024. For purposes of employer-sponsored

The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued FAQ 57, providing the first guidance as it relates to the prohibition on gag clauses in provider agreements and the annual

Although long term disability (LTD) benefits may lack the appeal of other more often utilized programs in a company’s benefit portfolio, for an employee who becomes disabled due to an accident,

California has enacted a law requiring group health insurance policies and health maintenance organizations in California to continue covering the cost of COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and

Ask the Experts - March 2023, Podcast

Looking for ways to create a smoother open enrollment and trim benefit costs? A restructured benefit design and automated enrollment process provides the human resource staff a powerful platform to