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This week, Congress passed and President Biden is expected to sign, The Paperwork Reduction Act and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act. The Paperwork Reduction Act largely eliminates the need to affirmatively furnish Form 1095-Cs to individuals/employees for either MEC or ALE reporting if certain conditions are met.

With 2024 coming to an end, it is worth reflecting on this year’s group health plan compliance developments. Although not included in our Top 5 list, Mental Health Parity Compliance and Final Rules on Non-Quantitative Treatment Limits will remain a challenge for group health plan sponsors.

On Sept. 9, 2024, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury released final rules implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.

On April 22, 2024, HHS released a Final Rule amending the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy.

On March 28, the Agencies issued the Final Rule on certain short-term limited duration and hospital and fixed indemnity plans.

On July 25, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services issued proposed rules implementing and expanding the nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) comparative analyses requirements under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), as amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

On July 7, 2023, the Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services issued Proposed Rules that would amend the definition of short term, limited-duration insurance...

On June 23, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2023-37, ending the flexibility allowed under Notice 2020-15 for HSA compatible HDHPs to cover COVID-19 testing and treatment.