The COVID-19 National Emergency hasn’t ended yet, so how do plan sponsors account for certain employee benefit plan time periods lingering since early 2020 due to the Outbreak Period prescribed by the Departments of Treasury...more
Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group addresses four provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act that impact health benefit coverage....more
As the hospital price transparency rule effective date approaches, the Administration has finalized new price transparency requirements for health plans and insurance issuers, as well as a requirement for COVID-19 test...more
A triumvirate of agencies is bringing a fresh set of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to the table for 2020. Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group breaks down the nuances between the new individual...more
Despite partisan rancor in Congress over health care, one thing both parties agree on is that patients should not be surprised by an out-of-network health care bill. Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and Health...more
The Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 2, marking a major legislative win for the Republican majority. The final vote on passage was 51-49, with Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)...more
Comprehensive tax reform is moving rapidly, and both the House and the Senate have proposed their own versions of tax reform. Our International Tax and Tax Policy & Regulation Groups investigate the differences between the...more
Tax reform is coming, and Republican leaders have published a framework that raises as many questions as it answers. Our Tax Policy & Regulation Team investigates what the Big Six reveal and—just as important—what they don’t....more
Wellness programs are a win-win for everybody – until administrators run afoul of ambiguous rules and regulations. Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group analyzes two recent lawsuits that could impact program...more
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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) have both stated that Republicans agree on about 80% of tax reform. The needle might have moved closer to 90% with the...more
Stage two of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is now underway as focus shifts to the Senate, where significant changes are expected to be made to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) as passed by the...more
After much anticipation, a “leaked” draft of the House health care reform reconciliation bill became public in mid-February. In less than a week, the final proposal was released. It has now passed out of the...more
Tucked at the end of the recently enacted 300-plus-page 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) is a provision that offers certain small employers a new opportunity to help employees purchase individual market major medical...more
On March 1, 2016, the Supreme Court held that a Vermont law requiring detailed reporting of health data could not be applied to self-funded plans subject to ERISA. In Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, the Court,...more
If you go by what Yogi Berra says, tax policy and baseball have a lot in common. Just as we head toward the end of the regular season of baseball and hope we make it to play-offs, Congress is doing the same. Having returned...more