New Prescription Drug Requirements for Kentucky
Joining Idaho, Oklahoma, and Florida, Kentucky Governor Andy Bashear signed SB 188 into law earlier this year, which is new legislation ...
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CMS Final Rules on Civil Monetary Penalties for Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting to be Applied on or after October 11, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) issued Final Rules on how and when civil monetary penalties may be imposed ...
California Makes Changes to State Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave
On September 28, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved SB 1090, which makes changes to California state disability insurance (SDI) and paid family ...
Health Insurance Options for Small Businesses and Startups
PPO? HMO? HDHP? People often think of health insurance as a confusing alphabet soup for a reason. For small businesses...
Mental Health Parity Final Rules Released
On September 9, 2024, the Departments of Treasury (IRS), Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, the “Departments”) published their ...
GLP-1 Coverage: Group Health Plan Considerations
GLP-1 medications (glucagon-like peptide 1 such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Zepbound, and Wegovy) have become popular topics of discussion since their arrival ...
Addressing Rising Medical Costs: Strategies for Startups
The rising cost of providing health insurance to employees has become a pressing issue for employers today. PWC’s Health ...
Update: Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Changes in 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) introduced several changes to Medicare Part D (“Part D”) with the aim of reducing ...
Update: HHS Final Rule Impacts Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Protections
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule expanding protections under Section 1557 of the Affordable ...
2025 Benefit Limits: HSA, HDHP, and ACA
Recently, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2024-25, which outlines the adjusted amounts for health saving accounts (HSAs) and high deductible ...
Sequoia & Cocoon: Simplifying Leave Management
Every HR team knows the challenges in managing parental, medical, caregiver, and other types of leave. They must navigate compliance ...
Updated Instructions Released for Prescription Drug Cost Reporting
Updated Prescription Drug Data Collection (RxDC) Reporting Instructions for the 2023 calendar year reporting are now available. Practically speaking, this updated ...