The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated its Drug Spending Dashboards (Dashboards) with data for 2017.  CMS first released these Dashboards in May of 2018 to provide more…

3.26.2019

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released Information Letter 2018-0033, providing more clarification in regards to certain situations that would allow an employer to request the return of mistaken Health…

2.22.2019

The Department of Labor (DOL) issued their final regulations for inflation adjustments of civil monetary penalties for employer-sponsored health plans. This annual adjustment is based on the cost-of-living increase of…

1.31.2019

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced their annual adjustments of civil monetary penalties that impact employer-sponsored health plans. The latest adjustments are based on a cost-of-living…

11.02.2018

As a compliance specialist, Farah Waleed works within the compliance team to provide support and solutions to all compliance related issues. She has experience with ERISA as a former compliance…

10.17.2018

Understand the special circumstances in which an employer is permitted to cover the costs of an employee’s health plan outside of the employer-sponsored plan.

10.10.2018

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) qualifying events are common issues that arise for employers and may generate questions about how to navigate through offering qualifying employees with notices and…

5.24.2018