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Final Rules Overturn Trump Era Health Benefit Rules

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The Biden administration has issued two sets of final regulations that overturn rules adopted during the Trump administration pertaining to association health plans and short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI). The...more

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Trump Administration Finalizes The Transparency in Coverage Rule

On October 29, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) released the Transparency in Coverage Final Rules (the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Health Plan Transparency Final Rule Requires New Health Plan Disclosures

On October 29, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final rule on transparency in health plan coverage. The final rule imposes...more

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Trump Administration Proposes Transparency Rule for Group Health Plans and Insurers

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On November 15, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), unveiled a proposed rule (scheduled to be published on November...more

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Departments Publish Final Regulations Expanding the Availability of HRAs

On June 13, 2019, the Department of Labor, together with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”), published final regulations designed to expand the use...more

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Deep Dive: Association Health Plan Considerations following the Court Order Vacating the DOL’s Final Rule

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On March 28, 2019, the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion and order vacating key portions of the Department of Labor’s regulation, published in June 2018, which had expanded the definition...more

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Final Rule Changes to the Edges of U.S. Health Insurance Markets

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule that Expands Association Health Plans - On June 21, 2018, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule that establishes additional...more

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HHS Issues Final Rule Expanding Short-term Health Plans

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On Aug. 1, 2018, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and Treasury jointly issued the Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance Final Rule. The rule is the second of three regulations resulting from...more

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No Longer in Suspense: CMS Issues Final Rule Announcing that Risk Adjustment Program Transfers for 2017 will be Distributed in...

The Final Rule. In a Final Rule posted by CMS last Tuesday, July 24, 2018, CMS announced that $10.4 billion in “risk adjustment transfers” (“Risk Transfers”) for benefit year 2017 (as calculated pursuant to the Affordable...more

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Association Health Plan Perspectives (Part 1): Determining the Status of an AHP as “Fully-Insured”

This is the first post in a blog series exploring the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently issued final regulation governing Association Health Plans (AHPs). While AHPs can be either fully-insured or self-funded, the final...more

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MEWAs and AHPs - what you need to know about the Association Health Plan Final Rule

On June 21, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued final regulations establishing alternative criteria under section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) for forming single-employer...more

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Association Health Plan Final Rule Brings New Coverage Options for Small Businesses and Self-Employed

On June 19, 2018, the Trump administration took the first step in a three-part effort to expand affordable health plan options for consumers when the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a proposed rule designed to make...more

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