ERIC welcomes The Business Group on Health’s 2022 Large Employers’ Health Care Strategy and Plan Design Survey. The survey underscores the impact COVID-19 continues to have on employer-sponsored health benefits and highlights how employers are investing more than ever to ensure that employees and their families have access to the care they need.
Miscellaneous Archives:
ERIC’s Recommendations to the PBGC Ensure the Solvency of the Multiemployer Pension System
ERIC is working with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) on its Interim Final Rule on Special Financial Assistance, which sets the requirements for special financial assistance applications and related restrictions and conditions implemented under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Proposed California Law Could Put an End to Telehealth
The overly broad language in section 3(h) of the bill could be interpreted to severely limit health systems, telehealth companies, and others from connecting patients to providers. Now is not the time for state legislators to pass laws restricting patients from using online health platforms to see the doctors and other medical providers they need.
Expanding Retirement Options for Working Americans Should be a Top Priority for Congress
Aliya Robinson, Senior Vice President for Retirement and Compensation Policy, testified on behalf of ERIC and its large employer member companies. Her testimony focused on expanding saving opportunities for workers and optimizing resources for retirement savings.
ERIC Urges Congress to Act Now to Improve Mental and Behavioral Health Care for Employees
ERIC has published specific public policy recommendations for Congress to implement to help America’s employers provide increased access to better mental and behavioral health care for their employees and families. The recommendations are part of an innovative new report, Prioritizing Employee Mental Health: Solutions for Congress, released today.
New Employer Drug Cost Reporting Mandate Will Pose Significant Challenges
ERIC, along with HR consulting and asset management firm Mercer, responded to the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management’s RFI regarding new employer requirements related to reporting on pharmacy benefits and prescription drug costs.
National Paid Leave Legislation Must Protect Generous Employer Policies
ERIC’s guidance focuses on ensuring that the legislation addresses the harmful patchwork of conflicting state and local paid leave rules multistate employers must navigate.
The Future of Employee Benefits is in the Hands of the U.S. Ninth Circuit
ERIC today requested that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit allow us to respond to the City of Seattle’s opposition to our petition to convene en banc to rehear ERIC’s appeal in its case against the city. ERIC believes the three-judge panel wrongly dismissed our challenge to a Seattle health coverage mandate.
Amendments to New Jersey WARN Act Violate Federal Law
ERIC remains steadfast in our belief that ERISA preempts New Jersey’s recent amendments to its WARN Act. We are hopeful that the court will grant our motion for summary judgment and remove this uncertainty hanging over employers’ heads.
New Rule Protects Americans from Surprise Medical Bills
The ERISA Industry Committee applauds the Biden Administration for taking a firm stand to protect Americans from surprise medical bills while lowering health care costs for patients, families, and employers.