Regulation

New rules are ensuring that employees are not coerced into participating in the program, says attorney Norbert Kugele.

Consultant Zack Pace says benefits professionals need to use the duck test to eliminate health plan penalty risks.

Challenges to the DOL rule have created some unfortunate confusion about the vulnerability of the final rule.

Campaign issues are impacting employers in the United States, a new survey finds.

In a 2015 Executive Order, President Obama directed the DOL to issue regulations requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to their employees. The DOL issued a final rule on Sept. 29.

The new wave of HHS-run desk audits plans to focus on financial organizations and is expected to cover breach notification and the security rule’s risk analysis and risk management requirements, says attorney Becky Williams.

Challenges to the DOL rule have created some unfortunate confusion about the vulnerability of the final rule.

In this evolving healthcare landscape, employee attraction and retention remain paramount, says Lockton’s Carrie Barth.

Company is the first major U.S. health insurer to post third-quarter results, and investors will use the results as a barometer for the rest of the industry.

A growing number of people in the Affordable Care Act are finding out their health insurance plans will disappear from the program next year, forcing them to find new coverage even as options shrink and prices rise.