Washington, D.C., May 29, 2025 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today submitted several recommendations regarding health care and retirement benefits to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The letter follows an agency request for stakeholders to recommend items to be considered for the Department’s 2025-2026 Priority Guidance Plan.
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ERIC Health Care Policy Highlights: FAQs and RFIs on TiC and Hospital Price Transparency Rules; HHS Deregulatory Items Submission; and More
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Victory! Budget Reconciliation Passes House, Upcoming Proposed Rules, AI Hearing, MAHA Commission Report, and More!
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ERIC Applauds Legislation to Expand Access to Accountable, High-Quality Telehealth Providers in Wisconsin
ashington, D.C., May 22, 2025 – The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) last week wrote a letter to Representative Clint P. Moses and members of the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care praising proposed legislation to expand and secure access to quality telehealth services for Wisconsinites.
New ERIC White Paper Challenges Cost-Shifting Assumptions, Highlights Provider Consolidation and Market Power as Key Driver of Hospital Prices
Washington, D.C., May 20, 2025 -The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) todayreleased a new white paper, “Beyond Cost Shifting: Market Power as the Key Driver of Hospital Prices” examining the validity of the cost shifting theory and evaluating the primary drivers of hospital prices in employer-sponsored health plans.
ERIC Health Care Policy Highlights: Victory in MHP Case; House E&C Budget Reconciliation Bill Passes; and More
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Health Alert: House W&M Committee Passes Budget Reconciliation Bill
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ERIC Statement on Department of Justice Action to Stay Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Act Final Rule
Washington, D.C., May 12, 2025 – Today, The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice announcement that the Trump Administration will stay enforcement of the final rule issued under the Biden Administration related to requirements under the Mental Health Parity Act and Equity Addiction Act (MHPAEA) implementing the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
ERIC Applauds OMB Effort to Cut Cumbersome, Outdated Regulations
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) today submitted recommendations to The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in response to its “Request for Information: Deregulation.” This Request for Information (RFI) from OMB asks for submissions to identify, “regulations that stifle American businesses and American ingenuity.” A statement regarding the RFI can be found below and is attributable to ERIC President and CEO James Gelfand.
ERIC Health Care Policy Highlights: Upcoming Events; New Executive Orders; and More
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