9/30/2026 6:30:22 PM New IRS-Treasury Plan Continues to List Overdue VEBA Guidance By Lou Mazawey Treasury and IRS have just released the 2026-2027 Priority Guidance Plan. The Plan lists 121 projects, but there are no surprises...
9/29/2026 8:58:13 PM D.C. Cuts Paid Family Leave Benefits Beginning October 1, 2026 By Shanna Cramer Savannah Myers Effective October 1, 2026, amendments to the D.C. Paid Family Leave Act reduce the maximum duration and weekly amount of certain paid...
9/28/2026 5:21:45 PM CMS Seeks Input on Medicare Part D Pharmacy Contracting Standards By Elizabeth Loh On September 24, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a request for information (RFI) seeking input on...
9/23/2026 1:58:59 PM CMS Targets Unauthorized Marketplace Enrollments and Broker Misconduct By Michelle Koltov A. Xavier Baker CMS is taking a more aggressive approach to Marketplace program integrity. On September 22, 2026, the agency announced that it had...
9/21/2026 7:38:54 PM Congress Passes Bipartisan ESOP Valuation Legislation By Brooke Ingoglia Andrew Salek-Raham Congress has passed the Retire Through Ownership Act (S. 2403), bipartisan legislation intended to provide greater clarity regarding the...
9/10/2026 6:52:14 PM Same ICHRA, New Name: Meet the CHOICE Arrangement By Will Fischer Michelle Koltov Katie Amin On September 3, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration and CMS announced “CHOICE Arrangements,” a new name for Individual Coverage...