McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

AUGUST 29, 2023

We previously reported on proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). If adopted in final form, these regulations would vastly complicate compliance by group health plans and health insurance issuers with an already challenging set of mental health parity rules.

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MAY 2, 2023

The My Health My Data Act in Washington State (the Act) is expected to be signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee this year, after being passed by both the Washington Senate and House in different versions.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MAY 14, 2024

On March 18, 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an update to its December 1, 2022, bulletin titled “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.”

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

AUGUST 9, 2022

AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBS) recently surveyed more than 80 commercial health insurance companies and received responses from 31 companies, which collectively represent 115 million commercial health plan members. These companies reported receiving […].

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JANUARY 4, 2023

The IRS finalized regulations concerning information reporting of health insurance coverage for Code Sections 5000A, 6055 and 6056. The post IRS Issues Final Regulations Extending ACA Information Reporting Deadlines, Clarifies Additional ACA Issues appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In this Axios article, McDermott Partner Scott Weinstein offers perspective on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and health information disclosure. The post HIPAA Faces Test in New Abortion Reality appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Access the article.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

AUGUST 19, 2022

What should company general counsels (GCs) know about abortion trigger bans, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) and how not to break the law in light of the new abortion landscape in the United States? appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 27, 2022

Wade, health lawyers have been busy making sense of the legal implications of the court’s landmark ruling. The post Abortion Questions Swirl Over Health Lawyers in Post-Roe World appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

AUGUST 23, 2022

How do organizations go about conducting a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security risk analysis (HRSA)? In this Health Law Weekly article, McDermott Partner Ryan S. The post A Practical Guide to Conducting a HIPAA Security Risk Analysis appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

How can companies provide abortion travel benefits to their workers without disclosing sensitive medical information? The post Want to Provide Abortion Travel Benefits at Your Company? Here’s How to Protect Employees appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. The most common way […].

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The US Departments of Labor, Treasury and Human and Human Services recently issued guidance regarding the application of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) wellness rules to vaccine-related premium surcharges and discounts, clarifying that employers may charge vaccine […].

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Last week’s post examined the “no more restrictive” requirement that would apply to non-quantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) set out in recently proposed regulations under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). Our description of the proposed regulations is available here.)

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 19, 2023

What are the opportunities and challenges of digital health wellness programs? Raaii discussed a wide range of issues, including accessibility to employees, navigating the health plan regulatory landscape, budgetary constraints and the reality of rising healthcare costs. In a recent discussion, McDermott Partners Scott A.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 26, 2023

Jackson Women’s Health Organization. According to this Law360 article, policymakers are putting more pressure on companies to tighten their restrictions on collecting and disclosing personal health and location data. The post How Dobbs Has Changed the Data Privacy Landscape appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 13, 2023

It required the affordability of an employer-sponsored health plan to be determined based solely on the cost of the plan to an individual employee, disregarding the costs to add family members to a plan.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Section 204 of Title II of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 amended the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to add rules governing prescription drug data collection (RxDC).

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MAY 16, 2023

The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency also means the end of coverage of self-administered, over-the-counter COVID tests.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 28, 2022

McDermott’s Sarah Raaii said employers should make sure abortion health plan coverage does not conflict with federal laws. “Incorporating abortion benefits into an employer’s existing health plan might help mitigate worker privacy […]. The post Fired for Having an Abortion?

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

AUGUST 10, 2022

Jackson Women’s Health Organization has raised many questions about potential efforts by law enforcement agencies to obtain data from healthcare and other service providers to detect the performance of a possibly unlawful abortion. The post Navigating Data Privacy Questions Post-Dobbs appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published December 2, 2022 (the Proposed Rule), the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed long-awaited changes to the regulations protecting the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records under Part 2 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (42 CFR Part 2, or […] (..)

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Proskauer's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensa

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Last week, the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services (“the Departments”) issued an FAQ about the final Transparency in Coverage rules (“TiC Rules”). More information is available in our blog post discussing this revocation. Those non‑enforcement policies were revoked on September 27, 2023.

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Corporate Synergies

JANUARY 2, 2019

Viewing health & welfare benefits as a business investment is a mindset shift. Our 2019 Employer Education Series is designed to help you get more bang for your benefits buck. Voluntary Benefits for the Multi-Generational Workforce, the first of a series of deep-dive, interactive SmartGuides.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The uncertainty around the termination of state public health emergencies is leading to the growth of healthcare companies with physical and virtual presences. The post VIDEO: Telehealth Laws in Flux as Pandemic Precautions End appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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AssuredPartners

MARCH 31, 2020

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

AUGUST 17, 2022

In this Fortune article, McDermott’s David Gacioch, Sarah Raaii and Ellen Bronchetti offer insight into what the US Supreme Court’s decision means for employee healthcare data, employee benefits […]. appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 19, 2022

McDermott’s Sarah Raaii said companies with employees in multiple states “would really need to do a state-by-state analysis of what the abortion laws are, whether and under […]. The post Complex Patchwork of Laws Await Companies Offering Out-of-State Abortion Travel appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 25, 2022

In this Bloomberg Law article, McDermott Partner Scott Weinstein said many companies offering reproductive healthcare benefits are making sure such benefits aren’t tied to a particular procedure. The post Workers’ Abortion Privacy at Risk as Texas Targets Employer Aid appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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Empuls

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Many employee discount platforms today offer effective rewards and reward-based discount systems to employees, using which employees can gather vouchers and points that can be redeemed when they shop for products or services. It could range from retail brands to healthcare to home and lifestyle products.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MAY 5, 2022

The post ‘Unprecedented Interest’ in Employer-Covered Abortion Travel appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Raaii noted that employers that provide travel expenses for abortions might encounter resistance […].

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The post HIPAA Challenges: State AGs Crack Down on Data Privacy appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. State attorneys general, however, are cracking down on data breaches at healthcare organizations, according to this For the Record article. Access the article.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The post Texas Abortion-related Litigation ‘just getting started’ appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. In this MedCity News article, McDermott Partner Caroline […].

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

APRIL 6, 2022

The post Inflation and ERISA Penalties: Hand in Hand for 2022 appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. The increased penalties generally apply to reporting and disclosure failures if the penalty is assessed after January 15, 2022, and if the violation occurred after […].

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 8, 2022

The post State Abortion Bans Signal Chaos for Providers appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. McDermott Partners Stacey Callaghan and David Gacioch offer insight into what these restrictive state laws could mean for providers. Access the article.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 7, 2022

While many employers have promised to pay for their employees to travel across state lines for an abortion, it’s unclear if employers might be sued for doing so. The post Employers, Employees Search for Answers After Dobbs Decision appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JUNE 1, 2022

The post Employers Explore Abortion Coverage Continuation appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. This state-by-state rulemaking will cause some difficulty for employer plans, and employers are increasingly exploring […].

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 1, 2022

The post US Supreme Court Ruling Complicates Abortion Insurance Coverage appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. “We’ve had a huge influx of employers reaching out and asking, ‘What should I […].

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Empuls

MAY 29, 2023

Employee satisfaction is linked with workplace productivity and output. This is the reason why most of the companies go above and beyond to provide better welfare programs and other things that help them in taking care of their employees. But, what are these instant loans and how can they help with employee retention.

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