Pfizer and Moderna recently announced that their experimental coronavirus vaccines appear to be 95% effective, prompting employers to consider if they can require employees to vaccinate once doses are accessible to the general... read more →
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have announced the Medicare Part B standard premium, Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts (IRMAAs) for Parts B and D of Medicare, and the... read more →
On 10/28/2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, which requires NJ employers to conduct COVID-19 symptom screenings at the worksite. The measure also implements other worksite safety precautions related... read more →
Employer groups that offer prescription drug coverage to Medicare eligible employees, dependents and/or retirees, need to provide annual creditable disclosures to both their eligible plan participants and the federal Centers... read more →
On August 3, 2020, the Federal court for the Southern District of New York struck down four segments of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (FFCRA) interim final rules on... read more →
New Jersey's Family Leave Insurance (NJFLI) benefits partially replace wages of workers who need to care for a seriously ill or injured family member, or bond with a newborn, newly adopted... read more →
On July 31, 2020, Governor Murphy signed a new 2.5% net premium tax into law. It will apply to fully-insured individual and large group health insurance policies sold in the state,... read more →
Many insurance carriers are in the process of issuing employer-sponsored group health, dental and vision plan credits for future premiums owed or on current (or past) premiums billed, in response... read more →
On July 24, 2020, President Trump issued the following series of executive orders in an effort to lower drug prices: Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen: this... read more →
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that requires employers to abide by specific regulations concerning disclosure requirements for their health and welfare benefit... read more →
