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Health & Welfare Plans Newsletter January 4, 2021 |
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Newly Posted 2021 Tools & Tactics Webinar: Your Questions Answered! A Follow Up to FMLA Certifications
2021 Tools & Tactics Webinar: Results of the 10th Annual Leave Management Survey
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[Guidance Overview]
"Plans must include cost-sharing and contact information on any physical or electronic plan or insurance identification card issued to participants, beneficiaries, or enrollees.... Plans must offer price comparison guidance by telephone and provide a price comparison tool on the website of the plan ... Plans must establish a database and disclose on its website each provider and facility with which it has a contractual relationship for furnishing items or services, including contact information for each provider and facility." Sheppard Mullin |
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[Guidance Overview]
"While there may have previously been confusion or uncertainty about whether remote visits to a healthcare provider should be considered as valid 'treatment' that would render an employee eligible for protected time off under federal law, [FAB 2020-08] offers the first definitive word from federal authorities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that this temporary policy will be extended for the foreseeable future. The agency also released [FAB 2020-07] on how employers can satisfy federal posting requirements via electronic communication methods." Fisher Phillips |
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[Guidance Overview]
"[To] be FMLA-qualifying, the DOL's guidance clarified that the visit must include all the following: [1] An exam, evaluation, or treatment by an FMLA-qualifying healthcare provider; [2] Pass muster and be accepted by the respective state licensing authorities; and [3] Be by video conference (so not just audio, telephone call, text message, etc.)." Dickinson Wright |
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"The decision gives the green light for state-by-state regulations of PBM networks and payment practices. The impact of Rutledge on employer-sponsored group health plans, particularly multi-state arrangements, is difficult to underestimate. Employers will need to grapple with the inevitable proliferation of state PBM laws that, while purporting to regulate the relationship between a PBM and a pharmacy, will in all likelihood have unintended and unwelcome consequences for their group health plans." [Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Mgmt. Assoc., No. 18-540 (S. Ct. Dec. 10, 2020)] Mintz |
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Press Releases |
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PBGC Reaches Settlement to Help Protect Troubled Multiemployer Insurance Program
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New York Life Completes Acquisition of Cigna’s Group Life and Disability Insurance Business
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OneDigital Partners with Motion Connected to Provide Wellbeing Solution For Employees
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Empower Retirement Closes Acquisition of MassMutual Retirement Plan Business
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The Wagner Law Group Appoints Kim Shaw Elliott as Partner
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The California 401(k) Plan™ Launches First Ever 401(k) Multi-employer Plan Alternative to Replace CalSavers
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Most Popular Items in the Previous Issue |
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Text of Updated DOL Q&As: Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
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Stimulus Redux: What the New Law Means for Welfare Benefit Plans
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Flexible Spending Account Plan Carryovers
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