Employers that sponsor group health plans continue to grapple with the fallout of last year’s decision in Dobbs that overturned Roe v. Wade…
This includes litigation involving mifepristone, an abortion drug.
As has been widely reported, the FDA removed the in-person dispensing requirement relating to the drug.
This led to some employers adding coverage…
Last year, around this time, many employers were examining travel benefits under their health and welfare plans, in light of the Dobbs decision.
A one year check-in on how those benefits are doing may be in order.
As a reminder, immediately following the Dobbs decision, many plan sponsors amended their group health plans to include…
Today is May 11th, the end of the COVID public health emergency and, in the benefits world, the start of a 60-day period culminating with the end of the “Outbreak Period” that extends certain benefits deadlines.
Although President Biden signed a bill on April 10, 2023 to end the COVID national emergency earlier than the…
President Biden recently released his Fiscal Year 2024 budget. The budget includes a variety of health and retirement proposals.
See the IRS General Explanation here: General Explanations of the Administration’s Revenue Proposals for Fiscal Year 2024
While there is no guarantee that any of the provisions will be implemented, the budget may give #employers and…
The end of Covid means… new health plan regulatory guidance!
See the link for new / important regulatory guidance that every employer and third-party administrator (TPA) must know.
Learn why September 8 might be an important date!
Here’s an example of note, regarding COBRA, adapted from the new guidance:
Barry participates in his employer’s group…
Do you have employees in San Francisco? If you do, you may be subject to the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) – and you must take action by May 1.
The law applies if you have 20 or more employees (including employees working outside of San Francisco).
By May 1, 2023, you must…
Employers that sponsor self-insured health plans, and the Third Party Administrators (TPAs) that service such plans, should become familiar with new regulatory guidance addressing a filing requirement relating to “gag clauses,” due December 31, 2023 (and each year thereafter).
Recent regulatory guidance can be found here: FAQS ABOUT AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT…
The COVID-19 national emergency is scheduled to end on May 11—reason to celebrate, but is your employer-sponsored group health plan ready?
At the top of the list, employers will need to communicate with plan participants.
For example, employers will need to develop a communication plan to prepare participants for the end of the “tolling period”…
For this Valentines Day, we salute those employers offering meaningful retirement and health and welfare benefits… including those that support the financial, health and welfare goals of employees and their loved ones!
And, as a note of caution, employers offering such benefits may need to consider recent legislation (including the CAA, SECURE 2.0, State law…
California employers: Cal/OSHA’s Non-Emergency COVID-19 Regulations went into effect on February 3, 2023 and replaced the Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) that were previously in effect.
Importantly, employers must still address COVID-19 as a workplace hazard under their Injury and Illness Prevention Programs, or include their COVID-19 prevention procedures in a separate document.
In addition, there…
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