HIPAA Enforcement in 2025: Increased Focus on Security Risk Analysis
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has intensified its enforcement ...
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[Updated]: HIPAA Privacy Rule Amended to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy: Employer Impact
Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Final Rule, HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health ...
New York Regulations Promote Network Adequacy for Mental Health Services
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the Department of Health (DOH) have recently adopted 'network adequacy' ...
Updated: One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Employer Health Plan Impact
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) was signed into Law by President Trump. The initial legislation, first ...
[Updated] Executive Order Prioritizes Health Care Price Transparency
Recently, President Trump issued Executive Order 14221, Making America Healthy Again by Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing ...
Updated: California Mandates Infertility and IVF Coverage
On September 29, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed bill SB 729 into law, which requires fully insured, large group health plans to ...
NYC’s New Paid Prenatal Leave Rules: What Employers Need to Know
Earlier this year, we covered New York State’s (NYS’s) Paid Prenatal Personal Leave (PPPL) law that took effect ...
Updated Preventive Services Guidelines Expands Coverage Required Without Cost-Sharing
Recent guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the United ...
An Overview of Trump’s Executive Order 14297: Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing
On May 12, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14297 (EO), titled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” This initiative ...
State Pay Transparency Law Updates
Pay Transparency Laws are being adopted in more states across the county with several going into effect in the coming ...
Employer Plan Sponsors’ Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA and the Rise in Prescription Drug Litigation
With healthcare costs steadily rising and public pressure mounting around pharmaceutical pricing practices, employer sponsored group health plans are facing ...
Mental Health Parity Final Rules: Enforcement Paused
On May 15, the Department of Treasury , Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services, (collectively, the “Departments”) released ...