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Ballard Spahr LLP

Mental Health Brake: 2024 MHPAEA Regulations Put on Hold

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A recent court filing offers a reprieve to health plan sponsors in their efforts to comply with final regulations issued last year under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Anticipating the MHPAEA Final Regulations: A Word About Network Composition

If our trade and industry sources have it right, we could see final regulations implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), as most recently amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The MHPAEA Proposed Rule: Scalability and the Plight of the Small(er) Self-Funded Plan

After a brief hiatus to discuss the pleading standards adopted by the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in E.W. v. Health Net Life Insurance Company, we return to our examination of the comments submitted in response...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The Proposed MHPAEA Regulations: A Comment on the Comments

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In our last post, we considered some of the comment letters submitted in response to proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) issued by the US Departments of Labor, Health and...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

IRS Proposed Regulation Addresses Rules Relating to Plan Forfeitures

Historically, the topic of forfeitures has raised many questions for qualified plan administrators- specifically, how and when they can be used.  But there has been little formal guidance from the Department of Treasury and...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Direct Primary Care Arrangements and Health Care Sharing Ministries Receive Favorable Tax Treatment Under Proposed Regulations

On Monday, June 8, 2020, the Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released Proposed Regulations addressing the tax treatment of amounts paid for two unique types of medical arrangements –...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOL and Treasury update 2017-2018 regulatory agendas for employee benefits

On May 9, 2018, the principal regulators of US employee benefits published updates to their guidance plans for the coming months. The US Department of Labor (DOL) published its Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda, stating the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

IRS’S 2017-2018 Priority Guidance Plan Reflects Executive Orders On Regulations

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The Treasury Department and the IRS released their 2017-2018 Priority Guidance Plan, which prioritizes various tax issues that should be addressed through regulations, revenue rulings, revenue procedures, notices, and other...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Treasury Announces 2017-2018 Regulatory Agenda for Employee Benefits

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recently published updates to its guidance plans for the coming months. - On October 20, 2017, the US Department of the Treasury and the IRS released their 2017-2018 Priority Guidance...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Treasury and DOL Update 2016-2017 Regulatory Agendas for Employee Benefits 

The principal regulators of U.S. employee benefits have recently published updates to their guidance plans for the coming months. On October 31, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOL and Treasury Update 2015-2016 Regulatory Agendas for Employee Benefits

The principal regulators of U.S. employee benefits have recently published updates to their guidance plans for the coming months. On May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated its Semi-Annual Regulatory...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOL and Treasury Update 2015-2016 Regulatory Agendas for Employee Benefits

The principal regulators of U.S. employee benefits have recently published updates to their guidance plans for the coming months. On November 19, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated its Semi-Annual...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOL and Treasury Update 2015-2016 Regulatory Agendas for Employee Benefits

The principal regulators of U.S. employee benefits have recently published updates to their guidance plans for the coming months. On May 21, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated its Semi-Annual Regulatory...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

DOL and Treasury Update 2014-2015 Regulatory Agendas for Employee Benefits

The principal regulators of U.S. employee benefits have recently published updates to their guidance plans for the coming months. The updated plans are reflected in the attached chart. ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legal Alert: DOL and Treasury Update 2013-2014 Regulatory Agendas for Employee Benefits

On November 26, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated its Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda. This publication takes the form of a Federal Register notice to comply with certain administrative requirements. The DOL’s...more

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