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Oct 25, 2023
New Gag Clause Compliance Attestation Due by December 31, 2023
Since December of 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) has prohibited group health plans (GHPs) and issuers from...
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Apr 3, 2023
HHS Releases Revised Instructions for RxDC Reporting Due June 1, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has released revised instructions for group health plans and insurers to report...
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Mar 6, 2023
Employer “Gag Clause” Attestation Required
The federal agencies have issued FAQ guidance addressing provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 that prohibit “gag...
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Dec 27, 2022
Regulators Issue Key Updates on Rx Reporting Requirements | Grace Period Announced
On Friday, December 23rd various federal agencies issued a “last-minute” update related to the new federal requirements for group health...
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Nov 15, 2022
New Group Health Plan Prescription Drug Reporting to Begin in December 2022
The 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act established new transparency requirements for group health plans to report specific information...
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Jul 6, 2022
New Federal Healthcare Transparency Rules Continue to Roll Out
The federal Transparency in Coverage rules require group health plans to display certain health care price information via...
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Jun 1, 2022
Action Required | Important Update on Machine-Readable Files
The federal Transparency in Coverage rules require health plan sponsors to provide pricing disclosures via separate sets of...
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Dec 20, 2021
Summary of Transparency Requirements Chart
CSB: Summary of Transparency Requirements chart can also be located on the Resource Center page under Checklists, Charts and Guides
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Sep 13, 2021
President Biden Releases Plan to Address Pharmacy Costs
The White House unveiled a proposal to lower prescription drug costs, outlining a series of executive actions the Biden administration...
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Aug 27, 2021
Transparency in Coverage – New Group Health Plan Compliance Deadlines
There are several major health cost transparency requirements and data obligations starting in 2022 that will affect employers that offer...
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Jul 12, 2021
Federal Surprise Medical Billing: First Rules Issued by Regulators
On July 1, 2021, the federal agencies issued interim final regulations outlining certain requirements related to surprise billing. These...
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Nov 3, 2020
Trump Administration Issues Final Rules on Transparency in Health Care Coverage
On Thursday, October 29th, the Trump administration issued its final rule requiring nearly all health insurers and self-insured plans to...
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Oct 15, 2020
Future of Healthcare Reform – ACA Litigation and Trump Administration Plan
The Trump Administration has recently indicated its health care strategy for affordable, high-quality healthcare through an executive...
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Jun 30, 2020
Hospital Price Transparency Rule Survives Court Ruling
In late June, a federal court ruled in favor of upholding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) final rule issued last...
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Nov 22, 2019
Rules Issued to Increase Healthcare Price Transparency
Insurers and employer-sponsors of non-grandfathered health plans may soon have to disclose extensive amounts of plan cost-sharing...
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