by keyseradmin | Jun 20, 2022 | Compliance
By Sarah Bowen In late 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed significant changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, aimed primarily at improving care...
by keyseradmin | Jun 20, 2022 | Compliance
In late 2020, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (the Departments) released Transparency in Coverage (TiC) rules that put several new compliance burdens on group health plan sponsors. The next item plan sponsors must address will be...
by keyseradmin | May 19, 2022 | Compliance
By Nick J. Welle, Hannah R. Demsien and Danielle M. Moore Enforcement of one of the Transparency in Coverage Final Rules (“TiC Rules”) begins on July 1, 2022. The rule requires plans and issuers to make machine-readable files publicly available that will disclose...
by keyseradmin | May 19, 2022 | Employee Benefits, Human Resources
By Stephen J. Gilles Worker classification is an area of major concern for employers of all sizes. Misclassification of workers as independent contractors has labor and employment ramifications as well as employee benefits ramifications. Guidance from the Internal...
by keyseradmin | May 19, 2022 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
Recently enacted legislation has restricted surprise medical billing for health plan participants who receive services at out-of-network (OON) health provider facilities in emergency contexts. The legislation also restricts surprise medical billing for services...
