Mar 30, 2020 | Announcements, Caroline Fraker, Compliance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Prescription, Regulatory
MedBen has prepared a summary of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act – or CARES Act – which became law on March 28, 2020. While the majority of the CARE Act’s 335 pages deals with economic relief for American businesses, financial assistance for...
Mar 26, 2020 | Announcements, Caroline Fraker, Compliance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Labor, News, Regulatory
As MedBen has reported to you elsewhere on this blog, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) requires private employers with fewer than 500 employees and public employers with at least one (1) employee (a “Covered Employer”) to provide their employees...
Mar 24, 2020 | Announcements, Caroline Fraker, Compliance, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Kentucky, News, Ohio, State legislation
Earlier this month, the Governors of Ohio and Kentucky declared state emergencies that mandated self-funded public employers to make temporary changes to their health plans in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. MedBen’s summaries of these public employer...
Dec 20, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, Announcements, Cadillac Tax, Caroline Fraker, IRS, News, PCORI, Self-funding
On December 19, the Senate passed the $1.4 trillion end-of-year spending package that will fund the government through September 2020. The bill brings self-funded employers good news and bad news: If signed by President Trump, it would finally repeal the so-called...
Nov 26, 2019 | Announcements, Caroline Fraker, Compliance, Government, News, Online Services, Regulatory
In response to a White House Executive Order, on November 15th the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Treasury and Labor issued a final regulation requiring hospitals to disclose their negotiated prices for up to 300 “shoppable” medical items and...
Oct 6, 2019 | Caroline Fraker, HIPAA, HITECH, Information Systems, MedBen Employees, Privacy, Security, Wendell Crain
Clients entrust MedBen with sensitive information, and it is always our goal to maintain that trust. As such, every MedBen employee is required to attend annual HIPAA and HITECH training. Led by Senior Vice President Caroline Fraker and Vice President of Information...
