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Survey on SMB & Retiree-Only Plans, Telehealth Update & More
States Consider Single-Payer Health Care Systems; California Proposal Dies on Procedural Deadline
Employer Pharmacy Benefits Reporting Requirements Additional Response,2022 MHPAEA Report to Congress & CBO Reports
ERIC & Mercer Provide Additional Input on Employer Pharmacy Benefits Reporting Requirements
ERIC, along with Mercer, responded to a Request for Information issued by the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services regarding new employer requirements related to the interim final rules on reporting on pharmacy benefits and prescription drug costs.
PCORI Agenda Reminder, CBO Telehealth Meeting, DOL OTC Testing Meeting, Telehealth Update, Gag Clauses, Seattle and Surprise Billing Legal Cases
Surprise Medical Billing Protections Under Attack in Texas
In an effort to ensure that hardworking Americans will not be subject to hidden medical costs and uphold the federal surprise billing regulations that implement the “No Surprises Act,” ERIC has teamed with a dozen other organizations and filed an amicus brief in the Eastern District of Texas supporting federal regulators in the case of Texas Medical Association v. HHS.
ERIC Defends Federal Surprise Billing Rules with Allied Advocacy Groups: Joint Amicus Brief Filed in TMA v. HHS, First in a Series of Related Cases
ERIC has teamed with twelve influential employer, benefits, and business organizations in an effort to uphold the federal surprise billing rules created to implement the No Surprises Act and defray the hidden costs of surprise medical bills.
Removing Illegal Gag Clauses is Vital to Reducing Health Care Costs
ERIC urges the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to issue guidance and clarification on eliminating gag clauses in contracts between providers and health plans, as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Must Protect Employer-Sponsored Benefits
ERIC today petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision dismissing ERIC’s challenge to a Seattle health coverage mandate.