Feb 10, 2026 | Benefits Advisory Conference, Benefits management, Cancer, Caroline Fraker, Compliance, Forensic claims review, Gene therapy, GLP-1s, High-cost claims, MedBen University, No Surprises Act (NSA), Obesity, Orphan diseases, Pharmacy, Specialty Drugs, Stop-Loss, Transplants
Consultants and advisors from 10 different states attended the MedBen 2026 Benefits Advisory Conference on January 28. The event featured insights from some of the industry’s most respected voices and gave brokers a clearer view of today’s benefits landscape, what...
Feb 5, 2026 | Compliance, Department of Labor, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Legislative, Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Regulatory
Pharmacy benefit managers continue to draw scrutiny in Washington, and two recent federal actions signal that greater transparency and oversight may be on the horizon. One is a newly enacted funding law that includes PBM reforms, and the other is a proposed Department...
Nov 14, 2025 | Affordable Care Act, Compliance, Form 1094, Form 1095, IRS, Regulatory
It’s that time of year when self-funded employers need to start preparing for a critical Affordable Care Act mandate: Providing the IRS with an accurate accounting of health coverage for full-time employees via IRS Forms 1094 and 1095. Per the Affordable Care...
Oct 20, 2025 | Announcements, Compliance, Medicare, Regulatory
With the October 15 Medicare Part D notice deadline behind us, it’s time to start preparing for 2026 Creditable Coverage testing. IMPORTANT CHANGES have been made to next year’s testing parameters. In 2026, the Simplified Determination testing parameters...
Jul 14, 2025 | Announcements, Compliance, Consumer-driven Health Plans, Dependent care assistance plan (DCAP), Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), Legislative, Regulatory
The recently enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act (H.R. 1) includes a long-awaited update for working families: a permanent increase in the annual contribution limit for dependent care assistance flexible spending accounts (DCAPs). Beginning in tax years after...
Jun 30, 2025 | Announcements, Compliance, HIPAA, Privacy, Regulatory, Reproductive health care
On June 18, 2025, the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, vacated the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (Final Rule) with nationwide effect. In doing so, HIPAA Covered Entities, including self-funded health plan...
