Proposed Rule Would Update Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022
On July 1, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that...
No Surprise Billing Interim Final Regulations - Part 1
On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, along with...
Proposed Rule Amending the HIPAA Privacy Rule
OCR extended the due date for public comments on the proposed rule to May 6, 2021.
The...
Nondiscrimination Regulations Relating to Sex, Gender, Age, and More
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557 provides that individuals shall...
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance Final Rule
As background, on August 1, 2018, the Departments released a final rule that amended the definition...
DOL Increases Civil Penalty Amounts for 2020
On Jan. 15, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its 2020 inflation-adjusted civil...
Agencies Issue Proposed Rules and Plans
October was a busy month in the employee benefits world. President Trump announced a new Acting...
The DOL’s Final Overtime Rule Saga Continues
The change in the regulations that would increase the salary threshold for overtime exemption that...
Implications of the 21st Century Cures Act
On December 13, 2016, former President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law. The Cures...
Overtime Rule Blocked by Federal Court
On Nov. 22, 2016, a federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction, halting the enforcement...
