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ERIC And 30+ Employer Groups Support Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2023 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today joined with more than 30 other groups representing the nation’s employers to voice support for Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Roger Marshall’s (R-KS) Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act (S. 1339) ahead of the Committee’s scheduled markup tomorrow.
CEO Annette Guarisco Fildes of The ERISA Industry Committee Retires
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2023 – Annette Guarisco Fildes, CEO of The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) since 2015, is retiring after building the organization into a powerful advocate for large employers on benefits issues at the federal, state, and local levels. She will remain as an advisor to ERIC.
ERIC Health Care Highlights: Member Input Needed on Preventive Services Without Cost-Sharing, Senate HELP Drug Pricing Markup Postponed, and More!
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The ERISA Industry Committee Leads Coalition Amicus Brief Supporting Legal Challenge to Oklahoma Law on ERISA Preemption Grounds
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2023 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) joined with like-minded coalition groups yesterday to file an amicus brief supporting the legal fight to defeat expansive provisions of Oklahoma law governing the design of employer health plans’ provider networks. These provisions overstep state authority in this area and should be preempted by federal law.
ERIC Health Care Highlights: Senate HELP Committee Activity, DPC Support Letter, FAQs Part 58 Briefing, RxDC Reporting Update, 340B Program Limits
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ERIC Backs Senate Introduction of Direct Primary Care Legislation
Washington, DC, April 5, 2023 – Today, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) endorsed the Primary Care Enhancement Act (S. 628), legislation that would allow Americans enrolled in high deductible health plans (HDHPs) paired with a health savings account (HSA) to participate in direct primary care arrangements. ERIC strongly supports this legislation, as it expands access to high-value primary care services for Americans of all incomes and ages.
ERIC Health Care Highlights: Senate Finance PBM Hearing, FAQs Relating to PHE Unwinding, Legislation Endorsements, RxDC Reporting Instructions, & More
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The ERISA Industry Committee Backs the Reintroduction of the Telehealth Expansion Act
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2023 – Yesterday, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) sent letters of support to House and Senate leaders who reintroduced the Telehealth Expansion Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation making permanent first-dollar coverage of telehealth services for employees enrolled in a high deductible health plan (HDHP) coupled with a health savings account (HSA).
The ERISA Industry Committee Endorses the Chronic Disease Management Act of 2023
WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2023 – In a letter sent today to Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and John Thune (R-SD), The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) applauded the introduction of legislation that will allow employers to cover a limited but critical set of medical needs related to chronic disease management prior to the patient reaching his or her plan deductible.