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May 16, 2019

2 min read

Department of Labor Announces Statement of Temporary Non-Enforcement Following AHP Ruling

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) has released a policy statement and a Questions and Answers – Part Two (FAQ) in reaction to the district court
for the District of Columbia’s ruling in State of New York v. U.S. DOL of Labor, which vacated a key part of the Department’s final regulations expanding the
availability of association health plans (AHPs)....Read more

November 8, 2018

2 min read

Legal Considerations for Employers in Value-Based Contracting

Frustrated with the high cost of health care, year-over-year trend increases, lack of transparency in pricing, and lack of control over data, employers are
increasingly looking to value-based payment models as an alternative health care strategy to traditional narrow networks and fee-for-service pricing....Read more

January 29, 2016

2 min read

Supreme Court Limits Health Plan’s Right to Recovery Under Subrogation Clause

The Supreme Court recently held that ERISA health plans cannot recover amounts paid on behalf of an injured participant who later receives settlement
proceeds from third parties if the participant has spent the proceeds on non-traceable items (for example, on services or consumable items)....Read more

October 20, 2015

2 min read

The Fight to Kill the Cadillac Tax

There aren’t many issues upon which Republicans and Democrats can enthusiastically agree. But many folks on both sides of the aisle are united in their
opposition to the so-called Cadillac Tax. The nickname “Cadillac Tax” implies that the tax will apply to only the richest health plans, but this is not the case.
Based on employers’ current plans, experts predict that about 60% of employers would face the tax by 2022....Read more

January 9, 2015

4 min read

Spending Bill Affects Expatriate Health Coverage, Pension and Multiemployer Plans

June 6, 2014

2 min read

Properly-Delegated Fiduciary Responsibility Protects Plan Sponsors

May 23, 2014

3 min read

Circuit Court Upholds Breach of Fiduciary Duty Determination Against Third Party Administrator of Self-Insured Health Plan

May 9, 2014

2 min read

Health Plan Sponsors Need to Obtain Health Plan Identifier