COVID Surcharges and Unvaccinated Workers

Many employers are struggling to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among their workforce, concerned not only about both the safety of the workforce but also the costs of COVID-19 treatment that could be avoided through vaccination. Some are now turning to the...

No Surprise Billing Interim Final Regulations, Part 2

July 23, 2021: On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, along with the Office of Personnel Management (collectively, the Departments), issued an interim final rule (IFR) to explain provisions of the No Surprises Act (the...

No Surprise Billing Interim Final Regulations, Part 1

July 9, 2021: On July 1, 2021, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, along with the Office of Personnel Management (collectively, the Departments), issued an interim final rule (IFR) to explain provisions of the No Surprises Act (the...

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to the ACA’s Individual Mandate

June 17, 2021: On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate in a 7-2 ruling. This lawsuit was filed in 2018 by 18 states as a result of the 2017 tax reform law that...