Court Rules that A County’s Health Plan Violated Title VII by Excluding Gender Transition
There has been health plan confusion relating to coverage of gender affirming care since the §1557 regulations in …
Roe v. Wade – Group Health Plan Considerations
This past Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a decision in …
US Supreme Court Determines Health Plan Limited Dialysis Benefit Did Not Violate Medicare Secondary Payer Act
DaVita, one of the nation’s largest dialysis providers, sued Marietta Memorial Hospital over its limited dialysis coverage. The …
US Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: Group Health Plan Comments
Early in the morning on Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued …
CMS Technical Clarification – TiC Final Rule Machine Readable Files
With July 1 fast approaching it is still not entirely clear how, or even if, employers should link …
COVID-19 Vaccines Approved Down to 6 Months Old, Health Plans Must Immediately Cover
On Friday, June 17, 2022, the US FDA granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer and Moderna …
7/1/22 Deadline to Post Machine-Readable Files – What You Need to Know if You Sponsor a Group Health Plan
The Transparency in Coverage (TiC) rule is gaining more attention as the deadline to post a public link …
Roe vs Wade, Health Insurance, and States
For as long as I can remember, abortion has been a controversial topic in America – people tend …
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Fees Due By July 31, 2022
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to help patients, clinicians, payers, and …
HSA Indexing for 2023
Today the IRS released 2023 indexing for health savings accounts (HSAs) and excepted benefit health reimbursement arrangements (EBHRAs). …
IRS Issues Proposed Rules to Fix the Affordability “Family Glitch”
The IRS has issued proposed rules that would change the way employer-sponsored coverage would be treated when determining …
San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) Annual Reporting Due 5/2/22
The deadline to complete the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Annual Reporting for 2021 is May 2, …
