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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Employer Group Health Plans Insurance Industry

McDermott Will & Schulte

Key updates on the US health benefits and reimbursement landscape

The world of health benefits is constantly evolving. Recent policy shifts and legislative developments are expected to impact the economic landscape and have significant implications for employer plan sponsors, insurers,...more

Littler

The Parity Paradox: MHPAEA Compliance for Employers and Insurers During the 2024 Enforcement Pause

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The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury have announced that they will pause enforcement of the 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule (the “2024 Final Rule”) for...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Special Report: Examining Group Health Coverage Alternatives for Small Employers - Update

Originally published in February 2025, this updated report provides new material on physician practice management (PPM) arrangements, reference-based pricing arrangements, minimum essential coverage (MEC) and MEC+ plans, and...more

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Insurance Insights for the Dog Days of August

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Welcome to the inaugural issue of Insurance Insights, a gathering of notable legal developments and trends relevant to the insurance industry. In this issue, the California Supreme Court covers COVID-19 claims, Georgia...more

Saul Ewing LLP

The Friday Five: Five ERISA Litigation Highlights - June 2024

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This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions with issues spanning physician power of attorney to preexisting exclusions and the fiduciary duty of an insurance company....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] Gender-Affirming Benefits: Best Practices for Group Health Plans - February 29th, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Employers and plan sponsors are facing growing – and often conflicting – pressures related to the coverage of gender-affirming care. Join McDermott lawyers Sarah G. Raaii and Alden J. Bianchi for a webinar to review recent...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Special Report - Funding Employer-Sponsored Group Health Coverage: The Group Captive Solution - November 2023

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Employer-sponsored health insurance covers almost 159 million non-elderly US workers and their dependents, and employees and jobseekers alike view group health coverage as the single most important non-cash job-related...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Broker and Consultant Disclosures to Group Health Plans under Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“Act”) broadly addresses surprise medical billing and health plan transparency. This post focuses on Section 202 of Division BB (the “Provision”), which establishes...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Special COVID-19 Health Insurance Enrollment Windows And Waivers

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As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are observing all sorts of never-before-seen changes in the fully-insured group health plan space. Many insurers are liberally waiving their normal rules to accommodate the...more

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DOL Regulations on Association Health Plans: How Will They Affect the Health Insurance Marketplace?

Last year, the President issued an Executive Order directing the Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL) to issue regulations to expand access to association health plans (AHPs). Earlier this year, the DOL issued final...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Action Needed by Certain ERISA Plans – New Disability Claims Procedures Apply Beginning April 2018

In January 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that final regulations affecting how some ERISA plans process claims and appeals will apply beginning April 1, 2018. As explained below, the final regulations...more

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