by Editorial Staff | Dec 18, 2020 | Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, HHS, IRS, Vaccinations
In late October, the Trump Administration released an interim final rule (IFR) regarding employer health plan coverage of COVID-19 vaccines. In summary, the IFR provides rules from multiple federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department...
by Editorial Staff | Dec 14, 2020 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, HHS
On December 11th, 2020, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury announced a joint final rule. The rule amends the requirements for grandfathered group health plans and grandfathered group health insurance coverage to preserve grandfather...
by Editorial Staff | Jul 11, 2020 | ACA, Health Care Reform, HHS
On July 10th, 2020, the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury released a joint proposed rule to amend the requirements for grandfathered group health plans and grandfathered group health insurance coverage in order to...
by Girish Anand | Jan 19, 2020 | HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a rule that implements President Trump’s Executive Order No. 13831 (May 3, 2018), removes regulatory burdens on religious organizations, and ensures that religious and non-religious organizations are...
by Girish Anand | Dec 3, 2019 | DOL, HHS, IRS
The Departments of Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS), together with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), have proposed rules that would require employer-sponsored health plans to provide enrollees with out-of-pocket expense estimates. The rules work in...
by Girish Anand | Oct 10, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS
UPDATE: On Oct. 22, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Little Sisters of the Poor, refusing to grant them an exemption. The Little Sisters of the Poor have once again filed a petition before the Supreme Court to restore their exemption from the...
