Employee Benefits Blog

An Interesting Intersection: No Surprises Act Claims and the New Fee Disclosure Requirements for Group Health Plans

As reported in our January 7, 2022 SW Benefits Blog “The DOL Asks and Answers Questions About the New Welfare Plan Fee Disclosure Rules,” group health plans must now comply with the ERISA Section 408(b)(2) disclosure requirements. The CAA amended ERISA Section 408(b)(2) to extend the disclosure requirements, which have long applied to retirement plans, […]

March 9, 2022 | 3 min read | Tagged: DOL, fee disclosure, Group health plans, no surprises act, NSA, texas medical, to do list, TPA

Nancy K. Campbell Of Counsel

Not All Surprises Are Good – Phase I of the Surprise Billing Rules

On July 1, 2021, the Office of Personnel Management, Department of the Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Labor issued the interim final rule “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part I” (the “IFR”), which is the first phase of regulations implementing the No Surprises Act. The No Surprises Act provides certain […]

August 16, 2021 | 1 min read | Tagged: Department of Labor, ifr, no surprises act, surprise billing

Allison B. Bans Counsel