7/22/2026 7:52:20 PM DOL Proposes New Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbor for Group Health Plans By Tamara Killion Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that would create a new, optional electronic disclosure safe harbor...
7/17/2026 8:10:18 PM Court Stays Challenged Provisions of the 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Final Rule By Michelle Koltov Lisa Campbell A. Xavier Baker Tamara Killion +1 more... Show less On July 16, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted the Plaintiff’s motion for a stay in City of Columbus v....
7/16/2026 12:51:29 PM Feasible or Impossible? Competing Declarations Follow Oral Argument in City of Columbus II By Michelle Koltov Lisa Campbell On July 8, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland heard oral argument in City of Columbus v. Kennedy (Columbus II), which...
7/8/2026 2:17:36 PM HHS Publishes an Ambitious 2026 Regulatory Agenda By Michelle Koltov Lisa Campbell On Friday, July 3, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") released its 2026 Regulatory Agenda. The Administration’s...
7/6/2026 1:20:01 PM H&W Items on Treasury's 2026 Regulatory Agenda By Katie Amin On Friday, July 3, Treasury posted its regulatory agenda, which includes the following health and welfare-related provisions: Proposed...
6/24/2026 1:28:12 PM HHS Files Opposition in Columbus II Litigation By Michelle Koltov Lisa Campbell On June 22, 2026, as required by the court, the Defendants, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), filed their opposition...
6/10/2026 7:55:11 PM City of Columbus et al. Challenge Provisions of the HHS 2027 Payment Notice Final Rule By Michelle Koltov Lisa Campbell On June 3, 2026, plaintiffs City of Columbus et al. (including municipalities, local governments, and advocacy organizations) filed a...
5/29/2026 7:53:21 PM Inflation Adjustments Issued for HSAs, HRAs, and Direct Primary Care Service Arrangements ("DPCSAs") By Christine Keller Katie Amin Today, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2026-24, which provides inflation adjustments for Health Savings Accounts ("HSAs"), Excepted...
5/28/2026 2:24:57 PM Tri-Agencies IDR Ops Final Rule Finally Released By Lisa Campbell On 5/28/26, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury released final rules modifying the Federal independent...
5/19/2026 2:58:59 PM The Friday Evening Surprise: CMS Releases the 2027 Payment Notice Final Rule By Michelle Koltov Lisa Campbell On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),...
3/30/2026 4:23:23 PM Do You Have Treasury/IRS Guidance Recommendations? By Katie Amin Treasury/IRS recently issued Notice 2026-23, which requests recommendations for the 2026-2027 Priority Guidance Plan (PGP). Treasury/IRS...
3/24/2026 6:49:54 PM Employer Scores Another Tobacco Premium Surcharge Win By Kara Petteway Wheatley On March 20, a federal court in Ohio dismissed a tobacco premium surcharge lawsuit in its entirety for failure to state a claim. This...