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Agencies Issue Additional ACA Guidance Post Dobbs
08.16.2022
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Agencies Issue Guidance Regarding Coverage of Family Planning Services and Emergency Contraceptives Under the Affordable Care Act After Dobbs
On July 28, 2022, the DOL, HHS, and the IRS (collectively, the “Agencies”) released ...
read moreIRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2023
08.08.2022
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2022-34, which contains the inflation-adjusted amounts for 2023 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the Affordable Care ...
read moreSupreme Court Turns Abortion Regulation To The States: Considerations for Group Health Plans and Employers
07.01.2022
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On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court (“the Court”), released its much-anticipated decision in Dobbs, State Health officer of the Mississippi Department of Health, et al. v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, et ...
read morePCORI Fees Due by July 31, 2022
05.27.2022
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Employers that sponsor self-insured group health plans, including health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) should keep in mind the upcoming July 31, 2022 deadline for paying fees that fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Insti...
read moreIRS Releases 2023 HSA Contribution Limits and HDHP Deductible and Out-of-Pocket Limits
05.09.2022
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On March 15, 2022, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) into law (“CAA 2022”). The CAA 2022 is largely a spending bill but also includes, among other things, a much-anticipated new telemedici...
read moreCongress Passes Another Temporary Telehealth Safe Harbor
03.18.2022
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On March 15, 2022, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) into law (“CAA 2022”). The CAA 2022 is largely a spending bill but also includes, among other things, a much-anticipated new telemedici...
read moreAgencies Issue Additional Guidance on OTC COVID-19 Tests
02.16.2022
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On February 4, 2022, federal agencies released additional FAQs related to coverage of over-the-counter (“OTC”) COVID-19 tests by group health plans and health insurance carriers. The FAQs are intended to clarify the previous FAQs...
read moreU.S. Supreme Court Stays OSHA’s ETS for Private Employers with 100 or More Employees; Upholds CMS’ Interim Final Rule for Health Care Workers
01.14.2022
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On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its much anticipated opinions in the ongoing challenges to OSHA’s November 5, 2021 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring private employers with 100 or more employ...
read moreAgencies Issue FAQs Regarding Coverage of Over the Counter COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
01.12.2022
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On December 2, 2021, President Biden announced that federal agencies would soon issue guidance regarding the availability of coverage/reimbursement from group health plans and health insurance carriers for individuals who purchase ov...
read more6th Circuit Court of Appeals Dissolves 5th Circuit's Stay of OHSA ETS
12.20.2021
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6th Circuit Court of Appeals Dissolves 5th Circuit’s Stay of OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing; OSHA Plans to Implement Beginning January 10, 2022
On December 17, 2021, the United States Court of...
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