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2023 End-of-Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists (Part 1) Health and Welfare

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We are pleased to present our annual End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. This Part 1 covers year-end health and welfare plan issues....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Health Plan Coverage and Documentation Following the End of the COVID-19 Emergencies

The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency officially ended on April 10 and May 11, 2023, respectively. (As a practical matter, the Biden administration is effectively treating both emergencies as ending on...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: The End of the COVID-19 Emergencies: New Joint Agency FAQs Published

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On March 29, 2023, the US Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of the Treasury (the “Joint Agencies”) released welcome guidance on the announced end of the COVID-19 national...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: New Deadlines for Group Health Plans

With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) set to end on May 11, 2023, federal agencies have published FAQs explaining how the end of the PHE will affect previously extended deadlines relating to COBRA, HIPAA special...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] How Employers Should Prepare for the End of the Covid-19 National & Public Health Emergencies - April 3rd, 12:00 pm -...

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The Biden administration recently announced its intention to end the COVID-19 National Emergency and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency effective May 11, 2023. These emergency declarations have been in place for nearly...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ending May 11, 2023: Actions You Should Consider for Your Employee Benefit Plans

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On January 30th, President Biden announced his intention to end both the COVID-19 national emergency and the COVID-19 public health emergency (together, the “Emergency Declarations”) effective May 11, 2023. The Emergency...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Post-PHE State Telehealth Policy Trends: What Does the Permanent Policy Landscape Look Like? - July 13th, 1:00 pm - 2:00...

Telehealth has emerged as an essential tool for expanding patient access to health care services during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. States, payers and providers are continuing to examine the evolving role telehealth will...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Health Care Litigation Trends to Watch in 2022…and Beyond - April 27th, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Health care is facing a tidal wave of change—from enforcement actions around CARES Act funding to employment issues in a post-COVID workplace to questions around telehealth coverage to controversies over gender identity...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Levers of Change: Remapping the Health Care Landscape - March 9th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

President Biden set an ambitious health care agenda in his campaign and maintained that focus as he took office. The Biden administration has expressed a strong commitment to “protect and build on the Affordable Care Act,...more

Perkins Coie

Ringing in the New Year: Key Developments for Health Plan Sponsors

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There are many new and expanding legal requirements for group health plans and issuers of group health plan coverage to pay attention to this year. Many of these requirements were enacted as part of the Consolidated...more

Fisher Phillips

Feds Will Require Group Health Plans to Cover At-Home COVID-19 Tests

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Three federal agencies just teamed up to issue guidance that will require group health plans to pay for at-home over-the-counter COVID-19 tests approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and purchased on or after...more

Fisher Phillips

The Top 16 Workplace Law Stories from November 2021

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Snell & Wilmer

In Case You Missed It – Summer 2021

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Summer has come and gone, but there was no summer vacation for employee benefits legislation and guidance. In case you have been too busy to check out our blogs lately, here are some key items to help you stay organized and...more

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These Boots Are Made For Walking…But If You Quit, You Might Not Get the COBRA Subsidy

The COBRA subsidy from the most recent COVID-19 stimulus bill – The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) – is now in effect. An assistance-eligible individual can have 100% of COBRA premiums subsidized for the periods...more

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COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Includes Six Months of Free COBRA Health Coverage

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), which was just passed by Congress and will be sent to President Biden for signature, includes an opportunity for free COBRA coverage for a six-month period from April through...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

[Webinar] COVID-19 Legislative Update – Health, Pension and Tax Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act - March 16th, 1:00 pm -...

On March 10, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319, the “Act”), sending it to President Biden for his signature later this week. The Act includes a number of significant health,...more

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Overview Of Employee Benefit Provisions In The Consolidated Appropriations Act

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The Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021 was signed into law on December 27, 2020 and is an impressive 5,593 pages. According to the Senate Historical Office, the Act is the longest bill ever passed by Congress. Buried...more

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IRS and DOL Clarify Extended Deadlines for Benefit Plans and Encourage Employer Notices

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Last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) issued two notices that extended certain benefit plan deadlines for both employees/plan participants and for plan administrators as a result of...more

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

If I Could Turn Back Time… And Then Add a Year

Last October, Brenda Berg posted a blog titled “I’m Just Waiting on an… End to the Extended ERISA Deadline Periods.” In that blog, Brenda explained that the IRS and DOL extended certain deadlines applicable to retirement...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] What’s Past Is Present: Key Regulatory Trends Impacting Health Care/Life Sciences - March 23rd, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

From Pricing to Compliance to Coordinated Care, a Wide Range of Critical Areas Saw Regulatory Changes in 2020 That Will Impact the Health Care and Life Sciences Industries in 2021—and Beyond. Find Out How Your Organization...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] What’s Next? How the Biden Administration Will Impact Employers, and What You Can Do to Plan Ahead - January 21st, 12:00...

What can employers expect from the incoming Biden Administration, and how can they plan to stay ahead of expected Executive and Legislative action? In this webinar, our panel of employment, labor, immigration, and employee...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 Managed Care Compliance Conference - February 1st - 3rd, 9:30 am - 3:45 pm CST

The first ever VIRTUAL Managed Care Compliance Conference will have the great speakers and content you have come to expect from the in-person event. Each year, we look forward to hosting compliance professionals at our...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Healthcare M&A in the Age of COVID-19—and Beyond - December 15th, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET

Discover the Trends in Healthcare Transactions, the Drivers Behind the Changes and What Lies Ahead as Stakeholders Deal With the Pressures of the Pandemic... After years of growth, healthcare deal activity slowed in the...more

Burr & Forman

COVID-19 Relief Complicates Cobra Administration

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Among the many employee benefit deadlines extended due to the pandemic by joint action of the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service are the deadlines for making a Cobra election and paying the Cobra premiums....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] 18th NATIONAL FORUM ON ERISA Litigation - November 18th - 19th, 10:45 am - 1:30 pm EST

Join us virtually to ensure that you are equipped with the latest updates and strategies to prevent, manage and defend against rising, costly ERISA disputes. There has never been a more critical time to “compare notes”...more

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