Erin Weber

1 month ago | ajmc.com | Brooke McCormick |Erin Weber

In the second and final part of her interview with The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®), Erin Weber, MS, chief policy and research officer at CAQH, discusses her vision for the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, emphasizing the importance of data and process standardization, along with support from policymakers and researchers, in making this a reality.

1 month ago | ajmc.com | Brooke McCormick |Erin Weber

In part 1 of an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care® (AJMC®), Erin Weber, MS, chief policy and research officer at The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH), highlights that artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in health care remains limited due to concerns about privacy, bias, and cost.

Feb 5, 2025 | mondaq.com | Susan Nash |Amy Gordon |Erin Weber |Joanna Kerpen

In the past few months, group health plans have experienced asurge of litigation challenging premium surcharges based onparticipants' tobacco use. As we have previously noted, the Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), as amended by the AffordableCare Act (ACA), allows group health plans to offer as much as a 50%incentive, or surcharge, for wellness programs designed to preventor reduce tobacco use.

Jan 10, 2025 | mondaq.com | Susan Nash |Amy Gordon |Erin Weber |Jamie Weyeneth

As 2025 begins, we wanted to highlight several important changesthat will impact employer-sponsored group health plans:On December 23, 2024, the Paperwork Burden Protection Act and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act (the Acts)became law.

Sep 30, 2024 | mondaq.com | Amy Gordon |Jamie Weyeneth |Joanna Kerpen |Erin Weber

Earlier this month, the U.S. Departments of Labor (the DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury (the Departments) released the long-awaited Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) final rule (the Final Rule).