State laws seeking to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have increased significantly over the past few years. As it stands, all 50 states have laws that regulate PBMs in some way, but all are unique. However, most of...more
7/7/2025
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Drug Pricing ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Insurance Industry ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rutledge v Pharmaceutical Care Management Association ,
Self-Funded Health Plans ,
State Legislatures
Late last year, the Department of Labor (DOL) launched the public Retirement Savings Lost and Found Database. Created as part of SECURE 2.0, the DOL hopes that the database will serve as a centralized location to help missing...more
4/11/2025
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Databases ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Missing Plan Participants ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retirement Plan ,
SECURE Act
On February 25, 2025, the White House issued a new executive order aimed at implementing many of the Administration's previously issued directives to health plans. ...more
Just before the holidays, two bills impacting reporting under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), H.R. 3801 (EMPLOYER REPORTING IMPROVEMENT ACT) and H.R. 3797 (PAPERWORK BURDEN REDUCTION ACT), passed both houses and were sent to...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gave plan sponsors an early Christmas gift with the release of new guidance late last year addressing several key provisions contained in SECURE 2.0. A welcome portion of the notice was...more
1/26/2024
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403(b) Plans ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Distribution Rules ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Contributions ,
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Reporting Requirements ,
Retirement Plan ,
Roth IRA ,
SECURE Act ,
Vesting