The Consolidated Appropriations Act

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Employers Face New Fiduciary Obligations

The Consolidated Appropriations Act introduced a slew of changes and new rules for employers with group health plans for their employees. It is in no way an exaggeration to describe these changes as seismic, a major upheaval in the employee-benefits world.

How Health Plans Can Ensure They’re in Compliance with the CAA

Most companies with an employee health plan have at least heard of it. CAA compliance, however, is another matter.

4-minute read It’s been the law now long enough for most companies with an employee health plan to at least have heard of it. Compliance, however, is another […]

Employers’ Do or Die: The Fiduciary Duty in Managing Health Plans

Few benefits professionals grow up wanting to become a fiduciary. Yet that’s where they are, thanks to the Consolidated Appropriations Act.

3-minute read By Jason Andrade Few benefits professionals I’ve ever met grew up wanting to become employee health plan fiduciaries. Yet that’s exactly where they find themselves, thanks […]

Employer Health Plan and Prescription Data Deadlines Looming

If you’re an employer with a group health plan, you and your HR team face new deadline related to the Consolidated Appropriations Act.

4-minute read December 27, 2022. If you’re an employer with a health plan for your employees, your HR team should have already had that date circled in your […]

Now in Effect: New Healthcare Price Transparency Rules

The Consolidated Appropriations Act imposed new healthcare price transparency requirements on employer plans.

3-minute read The Consolidated Appropriations Act imposed a string of new requirements on group health plans, including new reporting requirements and limitations on surprise billing and balance billing. […]

Webinar: Employers with Health Plans Face New Fiduciary Rules

Businesses could see their workers’ compensation rise significantly under a new rule that would require them to reclassify independent contractors as employees.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act introduced seismic changes in the employee-benefits world, yet few employers have heard of it or have any idea how to comply. As an employer, […]

Crackdown in the Works on Mental Health Parity Law

Mental health parity laws are getting renewed attention under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, or CAA.

4-minute read More government audits and ramped up enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. That’s what we can expect from the U.S. Department of […]

Employers Face New Fiduciary Obligations Under Health Law

The new fiduciary obligations facing employers with group health plans is part of a seismic change in the employee-benefits world.

4-minute read The new brokerage compensation transparency rules in the Consolidated Appropriations Act have gotten far less attention than they deserve. But the same can be said about […]

Buried Treasure: CAA Help in Recruiting, Retaining Employees

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) includes provisions to help business owners struggling with recruiting employees.

4-minute read At 5,593 pages, the Consolidated Appropriations Act is one of the longest pieces of legislation in U.S. history. Sprinkled across its many pages are several provisions […]

Health Plan Brokers Face New Compensation Disclosure Rules

Transparency and shared expectations are gold standards of any successful business relationship. When it comes to their employee health plan broker, employers should look for someone who keeps […]