No Heightened Obligation Toward COBRA Qualified Beneficiary With Terminal Illness
Harris v. UnitedHealth Grp., Inc., 2024 WL 2734974 (N.D. Tex. 2024) In a dispute over insurance benefits, an employer was …
Do We Have to Furnish the Summary of Benefits and Coverage in Languages Other Than English?
QUESTION: What should our self-insured group health plan do to meet the requirement that a summary of benefits and coverage …
Qualified Transportation Compensation Reductions That Were Unused Due to COVID-19 Pandemic Cannot Be Refunded
IRS Information Letter 2024-0004 (Mar. 29, 2024) Available at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-wd/24-0004.pdf The IRS has released an information letter responding to an …
DOL Revises Abandoned Plan Program, Extends Program Eligibility to Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees
Interim Final Rule: Abandoned Plan Regulations, 29 CFR Parts 2520, 2550, and 2578, 89 Fed. Reg. 43636 (May 17, 2024); …
IRS Announces 2025 HSA and EBHRA Contribution Limits, HDHP Minimum Deductibles, and HDHP Out-of-Pocket Maximums
Rev. Proc. 2024-25 (May 9, 2024) Available at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-24-25.pdf The IRS has released the 2025 cost-of-living adjusted limits for health …
Fourth Circuit: Exclusion of Gender Affirming Care Violates ACA Section 1557
Kadel v. Folwell, 2024 WL 1846802 (4th Cir. 2024) In a combined decision, the Fourth Circuit has affirmed trial court …
DOL Final Regulations Raise Compensation Thresholds for Overtime Exemption
Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees, 29 CFR Part 541, 89 Fed. …
HHS Provides Update on Progress of Advanced Explanation of Benefits Guidance
Progress Toward Advanced Explanation of Benefits (AEOB) Rulemaking and Implementation (Apr. 23, 2024) Available at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/progress-aeob-rulemaking-implementation.pdf HHS has released an …
IRS FAQs Address Tax Treatment of Work-Life Referral Services
IRS FS-2024-13: Frequently asked questions about work-life referral services (Apr. 2024) Available at https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/frequently-asked-questions-about-work-life-referral-services The IRS has released guidance on …
2025 Medicare Part D Benefit Parameters Reflect Changes to Part D Benefit Structure
Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (Apr. …