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The Baldwin Group
Apr. 2, 2025
"Employer action items: [1] Accurate record-keeping. ... [2] Review imputed income requirements. ... [3] Non-discrimination testing. ... [4] Promote regular beneficiary reviews. ... [5] Communication with employees. ... [6] Handling claims."
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The Baldwin Group
Feb. 9, 2025
"This article will summarize the various techniques available to an incoming administration seeking to amend or nullify existing Federal rulemaking ... [and] apply this framework in the context of Federal rulemaking under Section 1557 of the [ACA], which operates to prohibit discrimination in healthcare. [The authors] explore how the Congressional Review Act [CRA] can be utilized as an alternative to public rulemaking and opine on how the incoming Trump Administration might utilize the CRA to nullify existing Biden-era rulemaking."
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The Baldwin Group
Jan. 13, 2025
"[T]he next four years will be undoubtedly marked by significant strides of change respecting the public policies underlying employee benefits, and the American healthcare system, generally.... [A] table offers an overview of anticipated policy motivations, as well as the legal and regulatory outcomes associated with each such policy."
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The Baldwin Group
Mar. 3, 2025
"Employers must comply with numerous reporting and disclosure requirements in connection with their group health plans." [Chart describes deadlines that occur from March through December, 2025.]
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The Baldwin Group
Apr. 2, 2025
"[P]ayment of PCORI fees and agency reporting to the [IRS] is due annually by July 31.... [A] Form 5500 submission is due ... for each qualifying plan (and/or the employer's wrap plan) on or before the last day of the 7th month following the end of the applicable reporting year.... Employer plan sponsors of health and welfare plan offerings which provide, as a covered benefit, prescription drug coverage, must annually submit a Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency Report to [CMS] (submission of the report for the 2024 plan year is due no later than June 2, 2025)."
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The Baldwin Group
Feb. 9, 2025
"Perhaps most significantly, the Proposed Rule modifies the Security Rule's current structural requirements underlying a covered entity's adoption, implementation, and maintenance of reasonable and appropriate technical, physical, and administrative safeguards designed to protect the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of e-PHI. As a reminder, the Security Rule mandates the use of certain implementation specifications, respecting each standard identified for the Rule's safeguard requirements."
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The Baldwin Group
Mar. 3, 2025
"[D]ependent care assistance programs (DCAPs) ... are a valuable tool for attracting and retaining top talent while providing significant tax benefits for both parties involved. This article will explore the advantages of DCAPs and the reasons why employers not presently offering this benefit should potentially reconsider."
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The Baldwin Group
Feb. 19, 2025
12 pages. "This introductory guide outlines the basic structure, committee responsibilities, and organizational procedures underlying the creation and operation of a fiduciary committee in alignment with best practices to manage risk effectively while assuring legal and regulatory compliance."
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The Baldwin Group
Feb. 9, 2025
"CMS released a December 2024 update on the progress toward AEOB rulemaking and implementation, highlighting significant progress in consumer protection and transparency in healthcare costs. This mandate, as required under the No Surprises Act, empowers patients by requiring issuers to produce pre-treatment detailed cost information. It is anticipated these measures will help to reduce and/or eliminate unanticipated medical bills."
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The Baldwin Group
Feb. 20, 2025
"Failure to perform the CMS disclosure obligation on a timely basis could lead to compliance issues ... [including] ineligibility or loss of Medicare retiree drug subsidy, claims of breach of ERISA fiduciary responsibility, or late enrollment penalties assessed to Medicare-eligible employees."
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