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Texas One Step Closer to Telehealth Law
ERIC applauds the Texas House of Representatives for passing telehealth legislation that will allow millions of Texans access to the care they need, when and where they need it
Texas Telemedicine Bill Passes
AHCA Rumblings, FDA Bill Advances, HSA Limits, Medicare Hearings, and More!
House Passage of the American Health Care Act is a Positive Step Forward
The ERISA Industry Committee supports the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Most important to large employers is the AHCA’s repeal of the cap on the individual tax exclusion for employer-provided health benefits. The repeal was imperative to allowing employers to continue to provide high quality, robust health care benefits for employees, retirees, and their families
AHCA Advances, HPID Testimony, Insurer Mergers, Rx, and More
ERIC Testimony on the Health Plan Identifier
The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), the only national association that advocates exclusively for large employers on health, retirement, and compensation public policies at the federal, state, and local levels, calls on the NCVHS to recommend that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) immediately halt the implementation of the HPID requirements and clarify that an HPID will not be required for HIPAA standard transaction purposes or for any other regulatory purpose, and that any new requirements should not be applied in the employer-sponsored self-insured group health plan market
Business Groups Urge Administration to Accelerate Market-Based Health Care Reforms
A national partnership led by two business organizations representing Fortune 500 companies, the Pacific Business Group on Health and The ERISA Industry Committee, announced today the DRIVE Health Initiative, a campaign to accelerate economic growth by controlling health costs and improving quality through the rapid adoption of value-based health care
Tax Reform Can Both Improve the Economy and Protect Employer-Sponsored Benefits
The ERISA Industry Committee is pleased with President Trump’s tax reform framework, which avoids imposing dangerous taxes on employer-sponsored health and retirement benefits