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EXAMINING A RANGE OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ISSUES
Please join our July 16 webinar, Final HRA Regulations: Roadmap to the Future or Bridge to Nowhere?

Texas has passed one of the strongest new laws on drug transparency—HB 2536. To learn how this law may apply to drug manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers, and health plans, please see our recent Health Law Scan blog post: New Texas Law Mandating Drug Price Transparency Considered Among Strongest in Nation.

Partner Andy Anderson was quoted in a recent article by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) on the Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans final rule issued by the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury.
Now that spring has arrived, thoughts turn to the design, communication, and eventual implementation of next year’s health and welfare benefits.
Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia recently struck down two parts of the US Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) final regulations on Association Health Plans (AHPs).