Platinum Benefits Team

Health Insurance Specialists

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

The DOL recently issued a memorandum outlining its enforcement priorities for ERISA covered health and welfare plans.
https://t.co/aTlsnRVHNz

[Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz @CobiBGantz]

A family friend sent me this mailer she received. Looks like a note from the Government. It's actually from a slimy Medicare broker. It's a scam. This is the type of advertisement that's less well-known, beyond the TV ads. @commonwealthfnd @lesliescism

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Right now, seniors on Medicare pay as much as $1,000 a month for insulin.

Starting January 1, we’re capping that cost at $35 a month per prescription.

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, group health plans must provide for advance disclosure of cost-sharing information to enrollees seeking health services.
https://t.co/eLSi5NlBoD

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations have been updated and most plans will be required to cover new preventive items and services beginning later this year or in 2023.
https://t.co/W0inHjD3Ig

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

The Departments jointly published an interim final rule implementing provisions of the No Surprises Act. This includes guidance on the Independent Dispute Resolution process which applies to ALL group health plans effective January 1st 2022 #healthforall https://t.co/k0KKUh8160

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) fee filing deadline is August 2, 2021, for all self-funded medical plans and HRAs for plan years ending in 2020. The IRS issued Notice 2020-84 announcing the adjusted fee amount for this year.

https://t.co/E7lpSmyHlY

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

On May 10, 2021, HHS announced that it will interpret and enforce Section 1557’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Click on the link below to learn more

https://t.co/srm1MsrqQR

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

President Biden issued an announcement to encourage all employers to offer paid time off for employees to schedule vaccinations and recover from any side effects.

https://t.co/95VOz4RU8I

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

The COVID-19 pandemic Public Health Emergency, scheduled to expire on April 21, 2021, has been renewed again. Click below to learn more
https://t.co/B3VBdcYmEq

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

The Department of Labor issued FAQs regarding implementation of the 2021 COBRA premium assistance, as well as model notices. #ARPA #COBRA
https://t.co/y40br83WA6

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

The IRS recently announced that the adjusted applicable dollar amount used to determine the PCOR fee for plan years ending on or after October 1, 2020 and before October 1, 2021 is $2.66. https://t.co/sJHMDJMu4Q

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

@maxbookman NYS residents should contact their governor and voice an opinion
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[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

The final rule on transparency in health plan coverage was recently issued by the Departments, which imposes significant new requirements on non-grandfathered group health plans to disclose information on pricing and cost-sharing under their plans.
https://t.co/AbJwYeSunh

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

Interim final regulations amending regulations regarding coverage of preventive health services to implement Section 3203 of the CARES Act were recently issued. https://t.co/hKNruzE01S

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

The Secretary of Health and Human Services recently announced the administration will renew the Public Health Emergency. This will extend the period for an additional 90 days and as a result, numerous temporary benefit plan changes will remain in effect.
https://t.co/3yKQLdXSJP

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

A little more than a month after a federal district court vacated four provisions in the FFCRA temporary regulations, the DOL has responded by reaffirming two of those provisions (along with its detailed reasoning for doing so).
https://t.co/fYFBFRL3CP

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

Employers sponsoring a group health plan with prescription drug benefits are required to notify their Medicare-eligible participants and beneficiaries as to whether the drug coverage provided under the plan is “creditable” or “non-creditable.”

https://t.co/8a8tGemuDP

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division added three new FAQs to clarify when benefits are available under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act as the school year begins.

https://t.co/3tTozYam3m

[Platinum Benefits Team @PBTINS]

On July 23, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services declared the Public Health Emergency, scheduled to end on July 25, 2020, will once again be extended for an additional 90 days. The Emergency Period is now set to expire October 23, 2020

https://t.co/6MDje97596