Reporting Primary Prescription Coverage Mandatory January 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued new guidance on Medicare Secondary Payer (“MSP”) reporting requirements in response to the SUPPORT for […]
Final Regulations Expand Use of Health Reimbursement Arrangements
On June 13, 2019, the U.S departments of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Labor, and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) pre-released final regulations that will […]
Federal Court Issues Injunction on Contraceptive Mandate Enforcement
On June 5, 2019, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction against the federal government from enforcing […]
Who, What, and Now What? Business Associate HIPAA Obligations
It’s likely you’ve seen post after post discussing the Office for Civil Right’s (“OCR”) recent guidance for Business Associates (“BA”) listing scenarios when BA may […]
House Passes the SECURE Act Which Moves to Senate, Would Affect 401(k) Plans in Big Ways
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a huge 417 to 3 margin, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement […]
DOL Releases Second Guidance on Recent AHP Litigation
In response to the recent litigation surrounding association health plans (“AHPs”), the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its second guidance on May 13, 2019, regarding […]
A Timeline of the AHP Final Rule and Recent Litigation
On June 21, 2018, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published an Association Health Plan Final Rule (“AHP Final Rule” or “Final Rule”) expanding the definition […]
DOL Proposed Regulations on Overtime Exemption Could Increase 401(k) Plan Contributions
On March 22, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued proposed regulations that, if adopted in proposed form, would substantially increase compensation thresholds used to […]
Fidelity Sued Over “Secret Payments” in New Class Action
In a class-action lawsuit suit filed on February 21, 2019, in the U.S. District of Massachusetts, participants in a T-Mobile USA 401(k) plan sued the […]