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. Access the full article. .

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Multiple Republican lawmakers are opposing a US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule that would expand the Affordable Care Act’s Section 1557 requirement preventing most health plans from discriminating on the basis of sex.

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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

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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In this Corporate Counsel article, McDermott’s Sarah Raaii provides insight into how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) offer protections for workers seeking reproductive healthcare services. The most common way […].

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MARCH 29, 2023

The Biden administration has announced its intention to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023 (read our series introduction for more information).

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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

AUGUST 18, 2022

On August 4, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) to reinterpret section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in a health program or activity, any […].

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The Biden administration’s January guidance that group health plans and insurers cover the costs of at-home COVID-19 tests has rattled insurers and employers. The post Issues Mount as Health Plans Offer At-Home COVID-19 Tests appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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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. While there will be continued focus on emerging health & welfare benefits trends and clarification on compliance requirements, the series of articles, webinars and live events will also focus on employee benefits as a business investment.

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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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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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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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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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AssuredPartners

MARCH 31, 2020

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

APRIL 5, 2023

The Biden administration has announced its intention to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023 (read our series introduction for more information).

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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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MAY 18, 2023

The Biden administration previously announced its intent to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023 (read our series introduction for more information).

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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

JUNE 6, 2023

Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are facing both regulatory and business risks following the conclusion of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The post Medicare Advantage Plan Requirements Post-PHE: Ensuring a Smooth Transition appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. Read more here.

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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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Empuls

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this blog, we discuss 9 of the best employee discount schemes in the UK that have provided employers with many options for their employees. Health and wellness programs The covid era has proved to everyone in the world that despite the money and the luxuries in life, health is not to be taken lightly.

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Empuls

MAY 29, 2023

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. Learn about them in this blog post. Employee satisfaction is linked with workplace productivity and output. This is when instant loans become the need of the hour.

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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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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

MARCH 9, 2022

The continuation of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and consumer demand for digitally delivered healthcare not only necessitated the shift from in-person to virtual care, but also continued to drive interest, adoption, investment and transactions in digital health in 2021.

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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

JULY 19, 2022

The post Complex Patchwork of Laws Await Companies Offering Out-of-State Abortion Travel appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. 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 […].

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

AUGUST 17, 2022

appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. 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 […]. The post How Can Employers Protect Workers Who Seek Abortion Care?

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JULY 25, 2022

The post Workers’ Abortion Privacy at Risk as Texas Targets Employer Aid appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG. 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 goal is not […].

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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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