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Arkansas Rule 128 Compliance Guide: Pharmacy Compensation Reporting for Group Health Plans
Blog 02/24/2025
employee-benefits complianceThe Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) recently created a new reporting obligation that requires group benefit plans to submit certain pharmacy compensation information that may then be used to...
On May 15, 2025, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury issued a statement regarding the enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final...
On May 12, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order seeking to impose a new price control policy on U.S. and foreign drug manufacturers. It would do so through a policy of...
Each year around this time the IRS announces the inflation-adjusted limits for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs), as they are required to do so annually prior to...
A new Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Notice has just been issued by the Department of Labor (DOL), reflecting updated information which brings it current to March 17, 2025. For background,...
On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed two pieces of legislation into law, the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act. These new laws make welcome changes to...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of the Treasury, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued joint guidance to provide relief to plan participants and beneficiaries of...
After a week of legislative turmoil, Congress passed and President Biden signed the "American Relief Act, 2025", a continuing resolution aimed at extending various appropriations and programs through...
As per Notice 2024-83, the IRS is adjusting the fee that insurers or self-insured health plan sponsors will pay to fund the federal Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) trust fund for...
Massachusetts HIRD Form Information Attention: Massachusetts Employers with Six or More Employees in Massachusetts. The Annual Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) form is due no later...