President Trump signed an executive order on June 24, 2019 directing federal agencies to increase healthcare price and quality transparency. The order directs the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services to issue guidance and propose regulations...
On June 13, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services issued a final rule allowing employees to use the dollars in employer-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs, also called Health Reimbursement Accounts) to purchase...
In a first step toward repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) May 4, 2017. On Thursday, June 22, 2017 Republican Senate leadership released a discussion draft bill,...
A new law, starting July 1st, establishes Medical Review Panels to address the escalating costs directly attributable to the medical liability climate in Kentucky. It establishes independent evaluation from medical experts of proposed claims brought against...
Recent federal legislation makes it permissible for small employers to reimburse employees for individual health insurance premiums by setting up a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA). Prior to passage of this legislation, the...
Although the program has been around since 2007, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a significantly greater number of notices to employers this year expecting assistance in determining if Medicare should be primary or secondary for specific...
