Law and regulation

More than enough Senate Republicans oppose the House bill to kill it — with rival camps insisting on pulling the bill in opposite directions to meet their demands.

Law school dean Alexander Acosta has said little about hot-button Labor issues and faces big choices that will divide Trump supporters.

With the Labor Department’s deadline for public comment coming to an end, columnists Amy Hwang and Stuart Harris say there are four moves that could follow.

Agent commissions still included as part of calculation in GOP health plan, but NAIFA, NAHU, other broker groups working to engineer a solution.

With protocols already in place to comply with HIPAA’s requirements, plan sponsors are focusing on 401(k) data.

With protocols already in place to comply with HIPAA’s requirements on protected health information, plan sponsors are focusing on employee 401(k) data.

There’s more work to do, but the American Health Care Act helps advisers to do their jobs by removing regulatory burdens on employer-sponsored benefits.

Agent commissions still included as part of calculation in GOP health plan, but NAIFA, NAHU, other broker groups working to engineer a solution.

Employers could be waiting too long to provide accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act.

President Trump is likely to succeed in removing the employer mandate and lifting restrictions on FSAs, panelists at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance say.

Until very recently, business owners were at risk of receiving steep fines if they refunded employees for non-employer sponsored medical care up to $36,500, explains attorney Melissa Shimizu.

President Trump is likely to succeed in removing the employer mandate and lifting restrictions on FSAs, panelists at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance say.

Until very recently, business owners were at risk of receiving steep fines if they refunded employees for non-employer sponsored medical care up to $36,500, explains attorney Melissa Shimizu.

The effort would extend pre-deductible safe harbor to chronic conditions through ‘high-value health plans.'

With President Trump focused on healthcare reform and the DOL stepping up audits, advisers and employers should monitor plans closely.

Attendees at the Monday meeting will include chief executives of some of the biggest U.S. health insurers, like UnitedHealth Group Inc., Aetna Inc., Cigna Corp., Independence Blue Cross and BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina.

With President Trump focused on healthcare reform and the DOL stepping up audits, advisers and employers should monitor plans closely.

Employers could be waiting too long to provide accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act.

Seema Verma still awaits confirmation yet her past experiences in the healthcare industry prove that this is not her first rodeo.

Group asks that ACA replacement follow closely President Trump’s executive order to alleviate fiscal burdens.