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April 2025 Newsletter

Wednesday, April 09, 2025

Employee Wellness 

Provide your employees with the latest wellness newsletter with the April edition of Live Well, Work Well

Educate employees about their benefits with the April Benefits & Me Newsletter.

RxDC Reporting for the 2024 Plan Year

Group health plans and health insurance issuers must annually submit detailed information on prescription drug and healthcare spending to CMS. This reporting is referred to as the “prescription drug data collection” (or “RxDC report”). The next RxDC report is due by June 1, 2025, covering data for 2024.

Towne Benefits is gathering information from each of our carrier partners to help employers meet the RxDC reporting timelines. Please click here to learn more. 

Medicare News

Social Security Updates Recently Announced Identity Proofing Requirements

Health Insurers Rescued with $25 Billion Payout

Medicare Will Not Cover Weightloss Drugs

Blue Cross Blue Shield Settlement

If you were covered by certain Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance or administrative services plans between February 2008 and October 2020, you may be a Class Member of the BCBS settlement. Notice of the Settlement was recently issued to potential Class Members through email and mail.

For more information about the settlement, who is included, and how Class Members can make a claim, click here.

HR and Compliance Insights

April 2025 HR Brief

Protecting Employee Medical Information in the Workplace

New Wave of Lawsuits Target Tobacco Surcharges

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