IN THIS ISSUE
• Artificial Intelligence in Governmental Plans
• Refresher on the Determination of Governmental Plan Status
• Updated IRS Safe Harbor Rollover Notices
• MHPAEA Report to Congress
• Proposed 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
IN THIS ISSUE
• Supreme Court Holds Retirees Not Protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Reporting and Withholding of Uncashed Retirement Checks
• One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Health and Welfare Provisions
IN THIS ISSUE
• WEP and GPO Repeal
• IRS Guidance on Plan Overpayments
• New Employer Mandate and ACA Reporting Relief
IN THIS ISSUE
• Required Minimum Distributions After the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0
• SECURE 2.0: What Should Defined Benefit Plans Be Doing Now?
• Tri-Agencies Finalize Sweeping Changes to Mental Health Parity Requirements
IN THIS ISSUE
• SECURE 2.0: Operational Guidance for 2024
• Limits on Eligibility for Purchase of Permissive Service Credit
• Return to Work After Retirement Considerations
• No Surprises Act Update
• Tri-Agencies Request for Information Regarding Coverage of Over-the-Counter Preventive Services
• Recent Court Ruling Impacts Whether Plans Must Count Drug Coupons Towards the MOOP
IN THIS ISSUE
• IRS Guidance on Self-Correction under SECURE 2.0
• SECURE 2.0 Provides Flexibility in Overpayment Recovery
• Tri-Agencies Propose Sweeping Changes to Mental Health Parity Rules
• Hospital and Fixed Indemnity Proposed Rule
• IRS Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Testing and Preventive Care for High Deductible Health Plans
IN THIS ISSUE
• Impact of SECURE 2.0 on Governmental Plans
• IRS Ruling on Retiree Medical Benefits to Active Employees
• End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and National Emergency
• Implications of Braidwood: The ACA Preventive Care Decision
IN THIS ISSUE
• Pension Plans Legislative Update
• Establishment of 403(b) Plan Determination Letter Program
• Social Security Fairness Act Update
• Health Legislative Update
• Extension and Good Faith Relief for Prescription Drug Reporting
• Final Regulations on the Premium Tax Credit “Family Glitch”
IN THIS ISSUE
• Pension Plans Legislative Update
• Actuarial Equivalence Assumptions Litigation Update
• Health Legislative Update
• Proposed Regulations on the Premium Tax Credit “Family Glitch”
• ACA Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Proposed Rule
IN THIS ISSUE
• Legislative Update
• IRS Updates Safe Harbor Methods for Meeting the “Substantially Equal Periodic Payment” Exception
• Relief from Post-Retirement Hours and Earnings’ Limitations
• Mental Health Parity 2022 Report to Congress
• Surprise Billing Update
• Reminder: Transparency in Coverage Machine Readable File Posting
