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Executive Order Targets Prescription Drug Pricing: Potential Impact on Group Health Plans

President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) on May 12, 2025 to address the high cost of prescription drugs in the United States with the goal of ensuring Americans have access to most-favored-nation (MFN) pricing,...more

Lathrop GPM

Administration Issues Cross-Agency Guidance Targeting Health Care Pricing and Focusing on Hospitals and Health Plans

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On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Treasury and Department of Labor (the “Agencies”) announced new steps intended to “strengthen healthcare price transparency.” ...more

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2023 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Senate HELP Committee Eyes Drug Pricing and PBM Regulation Beyond Federal Programs

On April 25, 2023, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy introduced a package of legislation aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. The...more

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Agencies Provide Guidance on Transparency in Coverage Rule Implementation

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On April 19, 2022, the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the implementation of certain reporting...more

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Making a List, Checking It Twice: Year-End Guidance on Drug Cost Reporting

Employers and their benefit administrators have more detail and a more convenient way to submit “top 50” lists and other data - but no more time to comply with - daunting prescription drug cost reporting requirements in the...more

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You Are Here: A Mall Directory for Healthcare Transparency Requirements

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The old adage “you can’t get where you’re going unless you know where you are” has never seemed more true than when applied to the current mélange of healthcare transparency guidance. Fortunately, a fading relic from...more

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Agencies Issue Final Employer Healthcare Price Transparency Rule

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On October 29, 2020, the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury (collectively, the Departments) issued the Transparency in Coverage final rule (the Rule), along with a fact sheet, setting forth...more

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