by The Lawyers | Apr 6, 2023 | ACA, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Pharmacy
On March 30, 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas issued a final judgment that strikes down portions of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive care coverage requirement. The ACA requires the following preventive care...
by The Lawyers | Mar 22, 2023 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Pharmacy
Compliance Alert: Guidance issued on gag clause prohibitions The new compliance obligations that the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA, 21) created for employer-sponsored plans can seem endless at times. One of the lesser-known parts of the CAA, 21 is the...
by The Lawyers | Mar 14, 2023 | ACA, Compliance, Employee Benefits
Compliance Alert: 2024 Employer Mandate Penalties Released The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires applicable large employers (ALEs), meaning employers that averaged at least fifty full-time employees (including full-time equivalent employees) during the preceding...
by The Lawyers | Feb 28, 2023 | ACA, ACA Reporting, Compliance
Compliance Alert: New Rule Requires Electronic Information Reporting for Most Businesses On February 23, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a final regulation that requires electronic form filing for common employer form series, such as Form W-2, the Form...
by The Lawyers | Feb 21, 2023 | Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance
Compliance Alert: Federal action temporarily halts surprise billing arbitration decisions The federal No Surprises Act protects health insurance consumers from being billed for anything other than typical in-network cost-sharing when they receive emergency care from...