The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) added a requirement for health plans to document their compliance with nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act...more
9/21/2023
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We usually focus most on significant ERISA court decisions, particularly those from the Supreme Court, that clarify important open legal issues under ERISA. However, some ERISA court decisions simply serve as important...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) generally requires group health plan sponsors to request and review fee information from their plan service providers who provide brokerage services or consulting. This fee...more
Last December, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that provisions of an Arkansas law that regulated the use by pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) of maximum allowable cost programs to limit retail pharmacy reimbursement...more