Oct 25, 2024 | Affordable Care Act, Cancer, Compliance, Mastectomy, Regulatory, USPSTF, Women's health
On October 21, 2024, the Tri-Agencies (HHS, DOL, and Treasury) jointly issued FAQs About Affordable Care Act and Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act Implementation Part 68. The document provides clarification of preventive service coverage of pre-exposure prophylaxis...
Sep 30, 2024 | Affordability safe harbor, Affordable Care Act, Announcements, Compliance, Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Regulatory
Is it time to start work on your 2025 employee health plan budget – or are you wondering about the 2025 Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plan’s limitations and affordability percentages? MedBen can help. Our Compliance team has compiled “ACA by the...
Sep 17, 2024 | Announcements, Compliance, Department of Labor, Mental Health, Mental health parity, Regulatory
On September 9, 2024, the federal Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released information and a preview of the Department of Labor’s final Mental Health Parity regulations. The Final Rules are scheduled to be published in the Federal Register within the...
Aug 30, 2024 | Compliance, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Legislative, News, Regulatory
50 years ago – on September 2, 1974 – ERISA was signed into law by President Gerald R. Ford. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act has had a profound impact on how health benefits are provided to most working Americans. Despite its impact, the legislation...
Jul 18, 2024 | Claims, Claims negotiation, Compliance, Subrogation
If one of your plan members is injured as the result of an accident, it’s possible that subrogation may be necessary. Subrogation is a recovery process in which medical claim costs resulting from the injury, initially covered by the employer, are reimbursed from...
Jul 8, 2024 | Affordable Care Act, Compliance, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor, News, Regulatory, Supreme Court, Treasury Department
Last month, in a 6 to 3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the “Chevron Deference” doctrine. The Chevron Deference is a principle of administrative law that has required courts to defer to how regulatory agencies interpret federal statutes (legislation...
