One mandate under the PPACA required health care providers, non-grandfathered health insurance issuers and self-insured group health plans to provide consumers with access to information about the cost of services before they...more
3/7/2025
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, enacted at the end of 2020 includes the No Surprises Act (“Act”), amending the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Public...more
INTRODUCTION - The health care world – in fact, THE WORLD – has changed significantly since March with the onset of COVID-19. As we collectively work to return to a “new normal,” the health care delivery system will be one of...more
President Obama has signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act), that expands funding for medical research. Hidden within the Cures Act is a provision entitled “Exception from Group Health Plan Requirements for...more