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Feds confirm vaccine wellness programs are ok, and that …

WebFederal authorities, in two new announcements, have validated employers’ use of healthcare plan-related wellness programs to incent employees to obtain a COVID …

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Mental Health Parity Rules Include Eating Disorders as Mental …

WebThe three federal agencies responsible for enforcing mental health parity rules recently issued additional guidance clarifying that eating disorders are mental …

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Excepted Benefits: Medical Benefits That Don’t Cause ACA Concerns

WebThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) has prompted employers to provide more tailored health coverage options to their workforce. Some employers have turned to …

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» DOL updates mental health parity guidance – again

WebThe Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new guidance to help plan administrators determine whether certain coverage guidelines applied to mental health and substance …

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Wellness Programs Are Alive and Well, Despite Rumors of …

WebAre wellness programs on the decline? Do employees resent them, and do employers see their investments as a waste of time and resources? If you buy into some recently …

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Dependent Child Pregnancy … To Cover or Not Cover

WebThe ACA muddied the waters of dependent-child maternity coverage in three ways. First, among the ACA’s many coverage mandates are requirements that …

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» Excepted Benefits That Don’t Cause ACA Concerns Part II

WebTo be an excepted benefit, a specified disease or fixed indemnity policy: Must be fully insured under a separate policy, certificate or contract of insurance, Cannot …

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Feds reiterate ACA preventive care requirements, scold some plans…

WebSeveral other preventive services will join the list of those that non-grandfathered plans must cover, beginning with plan years beginning in 2023: Double …

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Webby Ed Fensholt and Ruhe Wadud | October 5, 2021 | Benefits Administration, Compliance Services, HIPAA, The Coronavirus | 0 Comments. Federal authorities, in two …

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Health Risk Solutions Lockton Benefits Blog

Webby Sarah Martin | Aug 25, 2015 | Health Risk Solutions, Pharmacy | 0 Comments. Last week, a new drug called Addyi, manufactured by Sprout Pharmaceuticals, was approved …

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Tech Effects on Healthcare (Part 2) Lockton Benefits Blog

WebThe Future of Interconnected Healthcare in the U.S. Will be Enabled and Constrained by Technology . When I posted the first part of this discussion earlier this week, we chatted …

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IRS guidance on S corporation tax treatment for employer …

WebThe IRS recently issued guidance regarding the tax treatment of medical premiums paid by or on behalf of a 2% shareholder in an S corporation, and particularly, …

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California’s Move to Protect the Innocent from Balance Billing

WebThe Golden State Joins Five Others in Comprehensively Protecting Healthcare Consumers from Certain Balance Billing Practices. In our era of managed …

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» HHS announces ACA maximum out-of-pocket limit for 2022; …

WebLockton comment: The final OOP limits are $400 less than the proposed numbers due to HHS changing the methodology in determining the cost of living …

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Self-Funded Plans Covering Connecticut Lives Will Pay New …

WebConnecticut has joined the growing list of states that are indirectly applying taxes and fees to self-funded medical plans. Specifically, the State will be applying a $10.23 fee per …

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San Francisco ups HCSO rates, clarifies (sort of) coverage of

WebThe 2022 expenditure rates for employers with at least 100 employees climbed to $3.30 per hour worked in the city (up from $3.18 for 2021), and $2.20 per hour …

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How do you apply FMLA+ given new school year policies

WebUpdated Aug. 28, 2020 with additional DOL guidance released after original publication. With the new school year upon us, parents are faced with new child care concerns due …

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» IRS proposes rules allowing HRA reimbursement of direct …

WebBut the rules acknowledge adverse implications for HSA eligibility. The IRS has proposed regulations that would treat direct primary care arrangement (DPCA) fees …

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IRS increases ACA employer mandate affordability threshold for …

WebAs noted, the affordability threshold for the 2019 calendar year increases to 9.86 percent, up from 2018’s threshold of 9.56 percent. In short, this means employers may require …

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The Next Big Question on New York Paid Family Leave: How Do …

WebAs employers are setting up 2018 payroll, the critical question has become, “How on earth are we supposed to tax premium payments and benefits under the New …

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Claim filing deadline extended to July 30: $10B earmarked for …

WebUPDATED JUNE 6, 2020, TO REFLECT EXTENDED DEADLINE. A federal court in New York is overseeing bankruptcy claims related to the prescription opioid crisis.

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