Nick, Amanda, and Dan discuss the expansion of the required coverage of COVID-19 tests by group health plans to tests that can be purchased over the counter.
Nick, Amanda, and Dan discuss the different tasks and considerations that plan sponsors need to take care of to close out 2021 cleanly while putting their best foot forward in 2022.
Nick, Amanda, and Dan discuss the exotic topic of ERISA preemption, how it’s played out with state laws in the past, and where it could go in the future.
Nick, Amanda, and Dan discuss the look-back measurement method under the ACA’s employer mandate and all of the fun that comes with using the look-back measurement method.
Nick, Ben, and Amanda discuss the mix of transparency rules that employers are dealing with, from the Trump administration’s final transparency rules that are tied to the ACA to the No Surprises Act.
Ben and Nick discuss the often missed, or sometimes ignored, compliance issues that come up when a health plan is dealing with perennial high cost claimants.
Ben and Nick have another guest, Melanie Payton from Pacific Resources, on to discuss the expanding and often confusing world of state leave and disability laws.
Ben and Nick discuss how protected and unprotected leaves of absence can impact employee benefits as well as some of the hidden pitfalls for employers when they do more than they’re required to.
Ben and Nick discuss what exactly a MEWA (Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement) is, what are the compliance concerns around MEWAs, and how employers often inadvertently create them.
Gina Schreiber is back to talk to Ben and Nick about Medicare. This time, they talk about Medicare from the individual’s perspective and touch on some of the common Medicare misconceptions that they see on a regular basis.
Ben and Nick have their first guest, Gina Schreiber from The Advocator Group, on to discuss the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Rules and how they can trip up plan sponsors.