ERIC applauds the introduction of the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891). The bipartisan legislation would help employers efficiently deliver valuable retirement benefits.
Miscellaneous Archives:
Large Employers Ready to Work with Lawmakers on Expanding Access to Mental Health Care
The ERISA Industry Committee applauds Senators Cassidy and Murphy for taking an active lead in addressing the need to update federal mental health care and substance use disorder programs and expand their access.
ERIC Supports Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
The ERISA Industry Committee applauds Senators Mike Braun and Tammy Baldwin for introducing the Healthy Competition for Better Care Act and providing a pathway to high-value health care options for patients.
Access to Safe, Cost-Efficient Mental & Behavioral Health Care is Achievable with the Help of Congress
ERIC is working with Congress to address the worsening mental health crisis. ERIC provided comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance regarding their request on the best policies to enhance mental and behavioral health care and substance use disorder care for all Americans.
Biosimilars Provide Cost-Savings to Patients
This week is Global Biosimilars Week. Biosimilars are lower cost, therapeutically equivalent versions of biologics.
Lawmakers Must Act to Expand Opportunities for Workers to Save for Retirement
ERIC continues to work with lawmakers to expand opportunities for workers and optimize resources for retirement savings. Today, ERIC submitted a statement to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging for its hearing titled “A Financially Secure Future: Building a Stronger Retirement System for All Americans.”
Congress Can Help Improve Employee Mental Health Now
The pandemic put Americans under immense emotional pressure. Many people with pre-existing mental health and substance use disorders struggled to cope, while countless Americans with no previous history suffered the onset of distressing symptoms.
ERIC Supports IRS Pension Overpayment Guidance, Urges Additional Flexibility for Plan Sponsors
ERIC provided feedback to the IRS on Revenue Procedure 2021-30, which sets the IRS’s latest guidance regarding its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System
New Surprise Medical Billing Rules Protect Patients From Predatory Practices
For far too long, Americans have been preyed upon by unscrupulous practice in the health industry. The new surprise billing rules will protect patients from these unfair bills while helping to keep health care costs under control.
IRS & Treasury Should Act to Make Remote Notarization for Retirement Plans a Permanent Solution
ERIC is requesting the U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS allow for the permanent use of remote notarization for retirement plans.