HR Newsletter: 8/25/2023
With Employee Benefits & HR topics regularly in the news, it’s difficult to stay up to date. Our weekly newsletter will help you stay current. Check out this week’s edition.
Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation Due December 31
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) contains a variety of measures focused on improving transparency and enhancing consumer protection in health coverage. One of the many transparency-related components of the CAA is the prohibition of group health plans entering into any agreement or contract that contains a “gag clause.” As part of guidance issued by the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the “Departments”) on February 23, 2023, group health plans and insurers must attest that they are in compliance with the gag clause prohibition.
Benefits Newsletter: 8/17/2023
With Employee Benefits & HR topics regularly in the news, it’s difficult to stay up to date. Our weekly newsletter will help you stay current. Check out this week’s edition.
Medicare Part D Notice of Creditable (or Non-Creditable) Coverage
In 2003, the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) was signed into law. Under the MMA, plan sponsors (generally employers) of group health plans providing prescription drug coverage must provide a notice to Medicare Part D eligible individuals. The purpose of the notice is to inform these individuals of the plan’s creditable or non-creditable status, as defined in the MMA, and explain what happens to their coverage and future enrollment rights if they elect Medicare Part D.
HR Newsletter: 8/11/2023
With Employee Benefits & HR topics regularly in the news, it’s difficult to stay up to date. Our weekly newsletter will help you stay current. Check out this week’s edition.
Benefits Newsletter: 8/7/2023
With Employee Benefits & HR topics regularly in the news, it’s difficult to stay up to date. Our weekly newsletter will help you stay current. Check out this week’s edition.