Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group discusses new guidance for group health plans and insurers on complying with federal gag clause prohibitions and No Surprises Act requirements....more
1/24/2025
/ Attestation Requirements ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Gag Clauses ,
Health Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Plan Administrators ,
Regulatory Requirements
The year was packed with developments for health and welfare benefits plans. Our Health Benefits Team reviews 2024, from new data privacy rules to disaster tax relief....more
12/12/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
MHPAEA ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
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In the wake of a federally declared disaster, employees may face issues with their benefit plans. Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group discusses what plan administrators should know and the agency guidance...more
It was a lively year for health benefits. Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group unpacks 2023, from the end of the COVID-19 emergencies to the much-anticipated Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act...more
12/7/2023
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
IRS ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
MHPAEA ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM)
Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group summarizes the key provisions of a proposed rule that would impose new Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act requirements on group health plans and health insurance...more