Erin Weber

2 months ago | 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).

Jul 4, 2024 | mondaq.com | Amy Gordon |Susan Nash |Jamie Weyeneth |Erin Weber

Free Preventive Care Services Under the ACA Can Continue, but Appointment of USPSTF Found to Be Unconstitutional Last month, the United States (U.S.) Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit partially upheld a lower court ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra that invalidated the preventive care mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Mar 28, 2024 | info.physicianleaders.org | Erin Weber

FEATURED ARTICLESBy Erin Richter Weber, MSLeaders across healthcare have made great progress in automating administrative tasks, but there are still significant opportunities to increase efficiency and alleviate the burden for providers and health plans.