Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently, the Trump Administration issued its proposed Notice of Benefit & Payment Parameter for 2021 regulations. While these regulations primarily impact insurance carriers participating in the Health Insurance Marketplaces/Exchanges (outlining services that must be covered and rules surrounding that coverage), employer plan sponsors had been anticipating these rules to see how the Administration
Deadline is Approaching for Group Health Plan Service Agreement Updates
Seyfarth Synopsis: Recent changes to the federal rules governing confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient records may require updates to agreements between group health plans and their third-party vendors. Group health plans may be caught up in the changes if they wind up in possession of certain SUD patient records and disclose those records
Thought You Paid Your Last PCORI Fee? Wrong!
Seyfarth Synopsis: We previously blogged that the so-called Cadillac tax was movin’ out. Well, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (“PCORI”) fee is moving back in. On December 20th, the President signed the “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020” (the “Act”), which repealed the Cadillac tax as well as the annual fee on health insurance providers. The
Cadillac Tax is Movin’ Out
Seyfarth Synopsis: Although it is not law yet, according to the must-pass spending legislation passed by both the House and Senate, it looks like the infamous Cadillac Tax and the Annual Fee on Health Insurance Providers (HIP Fee) will both be repealed for good. Absent any unforeseen circumstances, the President is expected to sign it