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May 4, 2023

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[Guidance Overview]

IRS Chief Counsel Discusses Cafeteria Plan Substantiation Rules

"The IRS Office of Chief Counsel has issued Memorandum Number 202317020 to explain the substantiation rules for claims made under health and dependent care FSAs by means of six commonly encountered factual situations, in five of which it concludes that the plan is not a cafeteria plan and the reimbursement is not shielded from income and employment taxes."  MORE >>

The Wagner Law Group

[Guidance Overview]

Evolving Laws and Litigation Post–Dobbs

"It has been almost a year since the US Supreme Court ... returned the question of abortion to the states, resulting in a proliferation of legislation across the country banning, restricting, expanding, or protecting access to abortion.... Employers will need to continue monitoring this area closely to ensure that their policies and benefit plans comply with state and federal requirements."  MORE >>

Morgan Lewis

[Guidance Overview]

New Florida Law Will Impose a Third-Party Administrator Licensing Requirement for Pharmacy Benefit Managers

"In contrast to the current PBM registration process, the TPA licensure process is much more extensive and involves the submission of comprehensive information that will allow the OIR to evaluate a PBM's finances and assess the background and suitability of the PBM's officers, directors, and owners."  MORE >>

Akerman

Preparing for HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes

"If HHS finalizes the Proposed Rule as written, HIPAA-covered entities ... and business associates must update their privacy policies and procedures, security standards, notices of privacy practices (NPP), authorization and disclosure forms, and business associate agreements, among other documents, to reflect the modifications required by the rulemaking."  MORE >>

McGuireWoods

A Strategic Approach to Wellness Program Success

"[O]rganizations can ... modernize their wellness programs by taking advantage of new offerings that meet their participants' needs: [1] Set goals.... [2] Identify what's important to your people.... [3] Inventory existing offerings.... [4] Consider a phased-in approach to new program components.... [5] Define measurable outcomes."  MORE >>

Segal

Payor/Provider Convergence and What It Means for You

"Health care providers are increasingly taking financial risk in their contracts with health insurance companies and, in turn, health insurance companies are becoming more involved in the delivery of care. As each group begins to take on certain characteristics and responsibilities of the other, it is important that they understand the scope of the laws and rules applicable to them."  MORE >>

Foley & Lardner LLP

[Opinion]

A Strategy For Medicare Value-Based Drug Pricing Under The Inflation Reduction Act

"[F]ocusing primarily on costs will lead [CMS] into a thicket of implementation challenges and perverse incentives for industry.... The [Inflation Reduction Act's] stipulation that CMS use comparative clinical effectiveness is a step in the right direction but only a partial solution ... The solution [the authors] recommend is to measure a technology's value in terms of health improvements to patients and then use this quantity to set MFP."  MORE >>

Health Affairs Forefront

Employee Benefits Jobs

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            for Karel-Gordon & Associates

DB Admin/Actuarial Analyst

Karel-Gordon & Associates

Remote / IL

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            for M2B Retirement Consulting, LLC

Retirement Plan Analyst – Defined Contribution Plans

M2B Retirement Consulting, LLC

Remote / Wexford PA

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            for Retirement Plan Consultants

Plan Service Processor

Retirement Plan Consultants

Norfolk NE

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            for Retirement Plan Consultants

New Business Consultant

Retirement Plan Consultants

Remote

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            for Nicholas Pension Consultants

Retirement Plan Administrator

Nicholas Pension Consultants

Remote / Corona CA / Rancho Cordova CA / Hybrid

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Press Releases

Broadridge Integration with iJoin and IPX Enables Allianz In-Plan Income Solution

iJoin

DATAIR Employee Benefit Systems Announces New Hires

DATAIR Employee Benefit Systems, Inc.

Webcasts and Conferences
(Health & Welfare Plans)

Preventive Care Coverage Post-Braidwood: Implications for Employer-Sponsored Plans, Medicaid, and Medicare

June 21, 2023 WEBINAR

Strafford

Last Issue's Most Popular Items

Your EAP May Be Subject to ERISA

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Reform of Family Attribution Rules Under SECURE 2.0

KLB Benefits Law Group

Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Emergency: HDHPs and HSAs

McDermott Will & Emery

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