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Shifting Landscapes: How Federal and State Policies are Expanding Access to IVF

Earlier this summer, the White House confirmed that President Trump is actively reviewing policy proposals developed in response to his executive order (“EO”) aimed at expanding access to in vitro fertilization (“IVF”)....more

Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

Preparing for a Successful Annual Benefits Enrollment

Annual benefits enrollment, which for many companies will be in the coming months, typically lasts one to two weeks, but the preparation process begins several months in advance. For human resources (HR) and benefits teams,...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Navigating the New Normal: Top Employee Benefits Risks for Healthcare Employers in 2025

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As the healthcare industry grapples with the impact of the 2025 Comprehensive Reform Act, which was signed into law on July 4, 2025, offering benefits to its own employees continues to be both a tool for employee retention...more

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When Treatment Costs Exceed Settlements

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Navigating the complex landscape of lien resolutions in mass torts is a challenge for both plaintiffs’ and defense attorneys. One of the biggest hurdles is complying with federal and state regulations to resolve health care...more

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

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Iowa PBM Law, Citing ERISA Preemption and First Amendment Violations

On July 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa issued a comprehensive preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of key provisions of Iowa Senate File 383 (the Act), a sweeping law aimed at...more

Carlton Fields

Idaho Federal Court Grants Motion to Compel Discovery of Reinsurance Information for Employee Benefit ERISA Plan

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In THC–Orange County LLC v. Regence BlueShield of Idaho Inc., the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho addressed a motion by plaintiff THC–Orange County LLC, doing business as Kindred Hospital Ontario, to conduct...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Employee Benefits Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: What Employers Need to Know

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act (OBBB), a sweeping piece of legislation that significantly reshapes the landscape of tax policy and public health coverage. While the bill’s...more

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Why Caregiving Matters More Than Ever in America

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When Bradley Cooper released his new PBS documentary “Caregiving,” he didn’t just share a deeply personal narrative, he opened the door to a long-overdue national reckoning. His story of bathing his father, of holding his...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Beyond the Ban: Employer Considerations after SCOTUS’s Gender Care Ruling

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On June 18, 2025, in the case of United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, concluding that the law (titled Prohibition on Medical...more

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Big Beautiful Benefits: A Look at the Employee Benefits Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act), Public Law 119-21. While the Act contains several tax and law changes, this article focuses on the employee benefits provisions within...more

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One Big Beautiful Bill: A Boon for Concierge Medicine

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President Trump’s signing of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on July 4, 2025, was a big win for concierge medicine practices, often called direct primary care (DPC). The new law allows favorable treatment for DPC...more

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Victory for Community Hospitals and Nonprofits: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Landmark Tax Exemption Decision

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On May 30, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Pottstown School District v. Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals. In a 5-2 decision, the court held that Pottstown Hospital in Montgomery...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

A win for telehealth providers, health plans, and participants: HDHP telehealth safe harbor permanently reinstated

On July 4, 2025, the president signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) into law. Among many other healthcare provisions, the bill permanently extends the telehealth safe harbor for high-deductible health plans (HDHPs)...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

This Week From the Hill (July 13 – July 19, 2025)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more

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HCBS Update: Indiana Implements Home-Grown 70/30 Direct Caregiver Compensation Requirement

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Executive Summary: On July 10, 2025, Indiana Medicaid issued guidance to providers of attendant care and structured family caregiver services requiring providers to pass through a specific percentage of their Medicaid...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

2025 Newly Increased Health and Welfare Rates on SCA Government Contracts

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The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has again issued new Service Contract Act (SCA) health and welfare (H&W) rates. Effective July 7, 2025, WHD increased the prevailing H&W fringe benefits from a rate...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

One not-so-big summary of the compensation and benefits law changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Act), signed into law on July 4th, contains a number of provisions that will impact employee compensation and benefits. Employers and service providers should start considering the following...more

Maynard Nexsen

Work this Way: An Employment Law Video Podcast | Episode 50: Creating a Competitive Advantage Through Employee Benefits with...

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For our 50th episode, Tina and Keely welcome Connor Shaw, former South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback and current Wellbeing & Benefits Consultant at Gallagher. Drawing from his experience as a leader in the locker room during...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Time to Revisit Your HIPAA Documents After Reproductive Health Privacy Rule Vacated

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In the wake of a recent federal District Court decision, the reproductive health care HIPAA Privacy rules finalized during the Biden Administration have been vacated and plan sponsors should re-evaluate the language included...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Transgender Care Ban

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In a widely awaited for decision, the Supreme Court in a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Roberts held that a Tennessee law which prohibits certain medical treatments (puberty blockers and hormones) for transgender minors,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Selling Your Physician Practice? Don’t Miss Out on ESOPs as an Alternative Exit Strategy

Leonard Lipsky and Carly Eisenberg Hoinacki from Sheppard Mullin’s Healthcare Team recently sat down with Nick Francia and Sarah Bothner of The Capital ESOP Group at UBS Financial Services Inc., to explore the ins and outs of...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Has Many Impacts for Nonprofit Health Systems

The US House of Representatives passed its One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22, 2025 (the Act), but nonprofit health systems may not find much about the Act that’s attractive. If passed by the US Senate and signed into law,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Regulations Suspended: Takeaways for Plan Sponsors and Health Insurance Issuers

In January 2025, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) filed a complaint against the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the departments) seeking to invalidate the 2024 final regulations under...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Departments Will Not Enforce 2024 Final Rule under MHPAEA

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The Trump Administration has just announced that it will pause enforcement of the September 2024 final rule (“Final Rule”) under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”)....more

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