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President Biden’s Executive Orders: Impact On Employee Benefits And Healthcare

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In the opening days of his administration, President Biden has signed a flurry of Executive Orders impacting multiple sectors of the U.S. economy. This article summarizes the Orders that impact employee benefits and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Health Plan Transparency Final Rule Requires New Health Plan Disclosures

On October 29, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final rule on transparency in health plan coverage. The final rule imposes...more

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Payroll Tax Relief and Latest Developments in Retirement Plans and Benefits

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Payroll Tax Relief Under CARES Act, FFCRA, and Executive Order - While the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act permitted employers to defer depositing the portion of the FICA taxes the employer pays...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Transparency in coverage rule - Potential implications for self-insured health plans

On November 15, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a proposed "Transparency in Coverage" rule that would require most...more

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Executive Order Seeks to Improve Consumer-Driven Healthcare

On June 24, 2019, the President issued his Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First. The Executive Order directs regulators to take action to improve healthcare...more

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Federal Judges Halt Expanded Exemption From ACA Contraceptive Mandate

In back-to-back decisions, two federal district court judges have blocked implementation of a Trump administration rule that would exempt more employers from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The Proposed Expansion of Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Is This a Game Changer for Employers?

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On October 22, 2018, in perhaps the most significant guidance resulting from President Trump’s 2017 Executive Order 13813, “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States” (“2017 Executive Order”), the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DOL Regulations on Association Health Plans: How Will They Affect the Health Insurance Marketplace?

Last year, the President issued an Executive Order directing the Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL) to issue regulations to expand access to association health plans (AHPs). Earlier this year, the DOL issued final...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Association Health Plan Perspectives (Part 1): Determining the Status of an AHP as “Fully-Insured”

This is the first post in a blog series exploring the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently issued final regulation governing Association Health Plans (AHPs). While AHPs can be either fully-insured or self-funded, the final...more

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Deep Dive: Association Health Plans, Part 6: Forming an AHP: Legal and Governance Structure

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On October 12, 2017, President Trump signed a “Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States” (the “Executive Order”) to “facilitate the purchase of insurance across state...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

MEWAs and AHPs - what you need to know about the Association Health Plan Final Rule

On June 21, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued final regulations establishing alternative criteria under section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) for forming single-employer...more

BCLP

Deep Dive: Association Health Plans, Part 5: The Final AHP Rule

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On October 12, 2017, President Trump signed a “Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States” (the “Executive Order”) to “facilitate the purchase of insurance across state...more

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Deep Dive: Association Health Plans - Part 3

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On October 12, 2017, President Trump signed a “Presidential Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States” (the “Executive Order”) to “facilitate the purchase of insurance across state...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Association Health Plans and the Sale of Group Health Insurance “Across State Lines”

In advance of issuing the Executive Order that culminated in the promulgation by the Department of Labor of proposed regulations expanding the availability of Association Health Plans, President Trump announced that one of...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

The Department of Labor’s Proposed Association Health Plan Regulation: Who Wins, Who Loses?

In last week’s post we explained the changes made by a newly proposed Department of Labor regulation, the purpose of which is make it easier for small employers to band together to form “association health plans” (“AHPs”). In...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Association Health Plans: New Proposed Rule to Help Convert Small Businesses and Self-Employed Individuals into a Status Similar...

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The Trump Administration has published a proposed rule allowing a significant change to the definition of "employer" under ERISA that would enable small businesses and self-employed individuals to band together to create...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

The Department of Labor’s Newly Issued Association Health Plan Proposed Regulations Include Welcome Changes for Employers But...

On January 3, 2018, the Department of Labor issued proposed regulations that will make it easier for small employers to band together to form “association health plans” (“AHPs”), thereby providing access to more liberal...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Issue 117: DOL Issues Proposed Rules On Association Health Plans

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This is the one hundred and seventeenth issue in our series of alerts for employers on selected topics on health care reform. This series of Health Care Reform Management Alerts is designed to provide an in-depth analysis...more

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DOL Proposes Expansion of Association Health Plans

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Following up on the direction provided by Executive Order 13813, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued proposed regulations that would expand the ability of small employers to band together and provide coverage under...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

Department of Labor Issues Proposed Rules Expanding Access to Association Health Plans

On October 12, 2017 President Trump issued an Executive Order concerning a number of health plan market initiatives. One of the items included in the Executive Order was a directive to the Secretary of Labor to issue proposed...more

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President Trump Once Again Attempts To Dismantle The Affordable Care Act

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After multiple failed attempts by Congress to reform the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Trump announced several weeks ago that the federal government would stop making subsidy payments to insurers who sell coverage...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Expanding Association Health Plans—Which Agencies Need to do What

On October 13th, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing various federal agencies to consider how to achieve three administration health reform objectives: (1) expand access to Association Health Plans (AHPs); (2)...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Assessing President Trump’s “Executive Order Promoting Health Care Choice and Competition”

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On October 12, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (the “Order”) designed to “promote healthcare choice and competition across the United States,” which in effect will allow many Americans to sidestep...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Back in the Spotlight: The Affordable Care Act Again Takes Center Stage

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After a brief lull in activity, recent developments are likely to involve all three branches of government in addressing issues under the Affordable Care Act....more

Snell & Wilmer

2017 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” List (Part 1) Health & Welfare

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As 2017 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we are presenting our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 will cover...more

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