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Weekly Highlights: Health & Welfare Plans
Week ending February 27, 2026
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► 11 New Job Opportunities
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Text of Agencies' Extension of Comment Period on Transparency in Coverage Proposed Regs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]; U.S. Department of Labor [DOL]; and U.S. Treasury Department
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Text of CMS Key Dates for Calendar Year 2026 (PDF)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]
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Text of CMS Final 2027 Actuarial Value Calculator Methodology (PDF)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]
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Draft of CMS 2027 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges (PDF)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS]
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Text of DOL Proposed Regs: Employee or Independent Contractor Status under the FLSA, FMLA, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
Wage and Hour Division [WHD], U.S. Department of Labor [DOL]
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Text of DOL Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Regs for PBM Fee Disclosures
Employee Benefits Security Administration [EBSA], U.S. Department of Labor [DOL]
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Summary of Provisions in HHS's Proposed 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters and Other Key Regs (PDF)
Wakely Consulting Group
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CRS Report: Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit and Cost-Sharing Reductions
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
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The New Postmark Rule Could Cause Employee Benefit Notices to Miss Deadlines
Ogletree Deakins
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New Mandatory Disclosure Requirements Enacted for ERISA Health Plan Fiduciaries Under CAA 2026
Boutwell Fay LLP
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CRS Report: Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Congressional Research Service [CRS]
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CAA 2026: The New Landscape of PBM Fiduciary Oversight
Morgan Lewis
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Why Employers Need to Review Their Tuition Reimbursement Plans in 2026
Epstein Becker Green
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DOL's PBM Proposal: What It Signals About Fiduciary Expectations and How Plan Sponsors Can Use It
Withum Smith+Brown, PC
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USPS Postmark Changes: for Plan Sponsors, Timing Is Everything!
Spencer Fane
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Missed the HIPAA Deadline? Don't Panic, Health Care Entities Can Still Update Privacy Practices and Policy Notices
Fox Rothschild LLP
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Sweeping Reform Raises the Stakes for PBMs and ERISA Fiduciaries
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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How Not to Get Sued, Part 2
401(k) Specialist
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Strengthening Fiduciary Hygiene: Navigating DOL Scrutiny and New Litigation Risks for Health and Welfare Plans
Morgan Lewis
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Employee Benefits Jobs
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