IN THIS ISSUE
• SECURE 2.0: Operational Guidance for 2024
• Limits on Eligibility for Purchase of Permissive Service Credit
• Return to Work After Retirement Considerations
• No Surprises Act Update
• Tri-Agencies Request for Information Regarding Coverage of Over-the-Counter Preventive Services
• Recent Court Ruling Impacts Whether Plans Must Count Drug Coupons Towards the MOOP
IN THIS ISSUE
• IRS Guidance on Self-Correction under SECURE 2.0
• SECURE 2.0 Provides Flexibility in Overpayment Recovery
• Tri-Agencies Propose Sweeping Changes to Mental Health Parity Rules
• Hospital and Fixed Indemnity Proposed Rule
• IRS Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Testing and Preventive Care for High Deductible Health Plans
IN THIS ISSUE
• Impact of SECURE 2.0 on Governmental Plans
• IRS Ruling on Retiree Medical Benefits to Active Employees
• End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and National Emergency
• Implications of Braidwood: The ACA Preventive Care Decision
IN THIS ISSUE
• Pension Plans Legislative Update
• Establishment of 403(b) Plan Determination Letter Program
• Social Security Fairness Act Update
• Health Legislative Update
• Extension and Good Faith Relief for Prescription Drug Reporting
• Final Regulations on the Premium Tax Credit “Family Glitch”
IN THIS ISSUE
• Pension Plans Legislative Update
• Actuarial Equivalence Assumptions Litigation Update
• Health Legislative Update
• Proposed Regulations on the Premium Tax Credit “Family Glitch”
• ACA Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Proposed Rule
IN THIS ISSUE
• Legislative Update
• IRS Updates Safe Harbor Methods for Meeting the “Substantially Equal Periodic Payment” Exception
• Relief from Post-Retirement Hours and Earnings’ Limitations
• Mental Health Parity 2022 Report to Congress
• Surprise Billing Update
• Reminder: Transparency in Coverage Machine Readable File Posting
IN THIS ISSUE
• Legislative Update
• IRS Makes Changes to Correction Program
• IRS Issues Guidance on Reemploying Retirees and In-Service Distributions
• New Guidance on Coverage of Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests
• Prescription Drug and Health Care Spending Transparency Interim Final Regulations
• IRS Proposes ACA Reporting Relief and Deadline Extensions
IN THIS ISSUE
• Legislative Update
• New Cybersecurity Guidance
• Update on Actuarial Equivalence Lawsuits
• COVID-19 Telemedicine Relief Ending
• Surprise Billing: Part 1
• FAQs about Affordable Care Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act
• COVID-19 Vaccine Surcharges
IN THIS ISSUE
• Pension Plans Legislative Update
• Windfall Elimination Provision Update
• California State Court Invalidates San Diego Pension Cuts
• Appeals Court Affirms CalSavers Not Preempted by ERISA
• California v. Texas: Supreme Court Rejects the Latest Challenge to the Affordable Care Act
• Tri-Agencies Request Information on CAA Prescription Drug Reporting Requirement
• COBRA Subsidy Guidance Update
• Dependent Care FSA Guidance Update
• Final 2022 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
• ACA Section 1557 Nondiscrimination
IN THIS ISSUE
• Legislative Update
• ESG Update
• Basics on Additional Service Credits for Governmental Pension Plans Under IRC 415(n)
• White v. United Airlines, Inc. Fuels Split on Military Leave
• Legal Challenge to Minnesota County Deferred Compensation Plan Administration
• New COBRA Subsidies Under the American Rescue Plan Act
• New FSA Guidance
• FAQs About FFCRA and CARES Act Implementation Part 44
• Surprise Billing Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act