With permission from The Bureau of National Affairs, we are sharing an article written by Covington & Burling’s Scott Macey and Kendra Roberson published in BNA’s Health Care Policy Report entitled: “Employers and Health Insurance Exchanges Have Shared Interests: Employers Should Care About Exchanges, States Should Care About Whether Employers Care.”… More

Washington, D.C. – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on February 29 wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging the agency to permit employers with group health plans to continue to apply a “good faith” interpretation of essential health benefits and adopt a “safe harbor” for purposes of implementing the prohibition on dollar limits on essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).… More

ERIC on October 31 submitted two comment letters on proposed regulations under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release:  October 21, 2011 Washington, D.C. – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today submitted… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: September 6, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today urged the… More

Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today submitted comments on the amendment to the interim final regulations… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: July 15, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) in comments submitted today… More

ERIC on June 17 submitted to the Treasury Department and IRS separate letters offering detailed recommendations on how to apply and… More

ERIC on April 29 submitted comments to the Department of Treasury in response to a Request for Information (RFI) as part of President… More

Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on April 6 urged the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services… More

ERIC on April 8 submitted comments to the Department of Labor (DOL) in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on ways the Department… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: February 24, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- Gretchen Young, Senior Vice President for Health Policy at… More

The full House on March 22 approved on a mostly party-line vote of 223-181 legislation (H.R. 5) to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory… More

The House is taking aim at repealing another section of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as two committees recently approved legislation to… More

The House on February 1 approved legislation (H.R. 1173) to repeal a portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) dealing with long-term care --… More

The House Ways and Means Committee on January 18 approved on a mostly party-line vote legislation (H.R. 1173) to repeal the Community Living… More

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on November 30 approved legislation (H.R. 1173) to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services… More

Following Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius October 14 announcement that the agency was suspending implementation of the… More

President Obama on October 21 signed in to law the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act (HR 2832) that will increase the amount of the… More

Companion legislation introduced in both the House and Senate would repeal the provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act… More

Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) recently released a Medicare-reform proposal that seeks to save $600 billion over 10… More

President Obama on April 15 signed into law the fiscal year 2011 continuing budget resolution (H.R. 1473) to fund the federal government… More

President Obama on April 14 signed into law a repeal of the provision included in the ACA requiring businesses to file IRS Form 1099 for… More

The Senate on April 5 approved by a vote of 87-12 legislation (H.R. 4) to repeal the provision included in the Patient Protection and… More

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), along with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), on January 25 introduced… More

The Department of Health and Human Services on April 26 issued a bulletin asking for input on both an interim and a long-term strategy for purposes of verifying an employee’s access to a subsidy for coverage in an Exchange. The verification process laid out in this Bulletin intertwines with the two reporting notices issued by the IRS. … More

The Internal Revenue Service on April 26 released proposed preliminary guidance (Notice 2012-31) describing and requesting comments on… More

An April 20 bulletin by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services addressing frequently asked questions regarding the Medical Loss Ratio regulation confirms that self-insured plans are not subject to the MLR reporting and rebate requirements.… More

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued an update addressing the federal tax consequences to a health insurance issuer that pays a… More

The Internal Revenue Service on April 12 released proposed regulations to implement and provide guidance on the fees imposed by the… More

The Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Service on March 19 published a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the… More

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury on March 16 released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking… More

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on March 12 released a final rule to implement and make operational the Affordable Health… More

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on February 24 released a Bulletin outlining the approach the agency would like to take to… More

HHS released in December preliminary guidance on the definition of "essential health benefits" (EHBs) under the Affordable Care Act. … More

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury earlier today jointly released final regulations regarding the summary of… More

The Department of Health and Human Services on January 20 published a memo (available at: … More

The Internal Revenue Service on January 3 released Notice 2012-9, which amends existing guidance on reporting the cost of health coverage on… More

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on December 16 released preliminary guidance on the definition of what constitutes… More

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 13 published in the Federal Register a notice announcing that it will no… More

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 7 published in the Federal Register a final rule that revises the… More

The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration on December 5 released two proposed rules under the Affordable Care… More

On November 17, the Big 3 (the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services) issued their seventh set of Frequently Asked… More

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius conceded the inevitable and on October 14 “suspended” implementation of… More

According to new guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), certain health reimbursement accounts (HRAs) will not… More

The Departments of Treasury, Labor, and HHS on August 17 issued a proposed regulation and subregulatory guidance in furtherance of a… More

The Departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services on August 12 released three proposed rules as part of a joint effort to coordinate… More

The Departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services on August 12 released three proposed rules as part of a joint effort to coordinate… More

The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday (August 1) announced that it will adopt the recommendations contained in a report… More

The Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (HHS) on June 22 published an amendment to the interim final claims and… More

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 17 issued new guidance announcing that after September 22, 2011, it will no… More

The Department of Treasury and IRS recently released Notice 2011-35 concerning the implementation of the comparative effectiveness fee… More

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service on May 3 released Notice 2011-36 requesting comments on issues relating to the shared… More

The tri-agencies (the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and HHS) in charge with implementing the bulk of the Patient Protection and Affordable… More

The IRS on March 29 issued guidance on how to report the cost of health coverage on an employee's W-2, based on the requirement added to… More

In response to President Obama's Executive Order 13563 instructing federal agencies to detail their methods for reviewing existing… More

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on March 31 released its long-awaited proposed rule on Accountable Care Organizations… More

The U.S. Supreme Court last week wrapped up three days of oral arguments examining the key question of whether central parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are constitutional. Now comes the waiting game for the Court to make a final decision, expected in June before the end of the Court’s term.… More

The U.S. Supreme Court has released audio recordings and written transcripts of the three days of oral arguments on the… More

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, setting the stage for one… More

With the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled to hear arguments March 26-28 on the challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act… More

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled the dates of March 26-28 to hear arguments on the challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable… More

In its fifteen minutes of fame before the U.S. Supreme Court steps into the picture, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia… More

Yesterday, the 4th Circuit delivered yet another variant of a decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), albeit in a somewhat oblique… More

A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on August 12 in a 2-1 decision upheld a district court ruling… More

On June 29, the first Circuit Court to decide the constitutionality of the individual mandate provision of the Patient Protection and… More

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 25 announced that it would not grant expedited consideration of a Virginia district court case finding the… More

In a decision for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Judge Roger Vinson declared the individual mandate provision… More

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued an update addressing the federal tax consequences to a health insurance issuer that pays a… More

President Obama on February 13 unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 that seeks to continue with the economic… More

A Government Accountability Office report released October 31 by Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Mike… More

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius conceded the inevitable and on October 14 “suspended” implementation of… More

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) on October 6 publicly unveiled its report on Essential Health Benefits under the Affordable Care Act… More

A recent report by the Congressional Research Services describes the potential penalties beginning in 2014 to employers under the Patient… More

Covington & Burling recently issued a client advisory bulletin summarizing proposed regulations by the Internal Revenue Service to… More

Covington & Burling’s current Compensation and Benefits Pointers, a quarterly review of recent developments in employee benefits… More

With permission from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, we are sharing with ERIC members a client alert that highlights some of the key changes in… More

Results from Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans show that employers have already felt the effects of the… More

Workers may choose to enter insurance exchanges over keeping employment-based health coverage if the tax treatment for health benefits… More

ERIC Counsel Covington & Burling recently released a client alert that summarizes recent regulatory, case law, and legislative… More

A recent report by the Congressional Research Services describes the potential penalties beginning in 2014 to employers under the Patient… More

Washington, D.C. – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on February 29 wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging the agency to permit employers with group health plans to continue to apply a “good faith” interpretation of essential health benefits and adopt a “safe harbor” for purposes of implementing the prohibition on dollar limits on essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release:   November 1, 2011 Washington, D.C. – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC)… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release:  October 21, 2011 Washington, D.C. – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today submitted… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: September 6, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today urged the… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: July 25, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today submitted comments on… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: July 15, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) in comments submitted today… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: June 17, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today in separate letters… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: April 29, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today submitted comments to… More

Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on April 6 urged the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: April 14, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) on April 8 submitted… More

ERIC News Release For Immediate Release: February 24, 2011 Washington, D.C. -- Gretchen Young, Senior Vice President for Health Policy at… More

The Supreme Court announced November 14 that it will in fact consider the constitutionality of key elements of the Affordable Care Act… More

In its fifteen minutes of fame before the U.S. Supreme Court steps into the picture, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia… More

Yesterday, the 4th Circuit delivered yet another variant of a decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), albeit in a somewhat oblique… More

A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on August 12 in a 2-1 decision upheld a district court ruling… More

On June 29, the first Circuit Court to decide the constitutionality of the individual mandate provision of the Patient Protection and… More

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 25 announced that it would not grant expedited consideration of a Virginia district court case finding the… More

In a decision for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Judge Roger Vinson declared the individual mandate provision… More