On July 25, the Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, and Department of Health and Human Services (the Departments) released new Proposed Rules (Proposed Rules) that clarify certain requirements imposed by the...more
8/17/2023
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement ,
Mental Health ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
MHPAEA ,
NQTLs ,
Proposed Rules ,
U.S. Treasury
On July 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor, and Department of the Treasury (Departments) jointly issued interim final rules (IFR) implementing certain aspects of the No Surprises Act...more
8/9/2021
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Cost-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Employees ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Notice Requirements ,
Out of Network Provider ,
Patients ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
U.S. Treasury
As part of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) have recently...more
On November 15, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), unveiled a proposed rule (scheduled to be published on November...more
11/25/2019
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Cost-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Hospitals ,
Insurance Industry ,
Medical Loss Ratio ,
Negotiated Rate Agreements ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury