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October 2024 Newsletter

Thursday, October 03, 2024

Employee Wellness 

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

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

Medicare Part D Notices Due Before October 15, 2024

Medicare Part D imposes disclosure requirements on employers with group health plans that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare-eligible individuals. Plan sponsors must provide the annual disclosure notice to Medicare-eligible individuals before October 15, 2024—the start date of the annual enrollment period for Medicare Part D.

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Medicare News

A Smooth Transition to Medicare

The Importance of Staying on Top of Changes to Your Medicare Coverage

54 Drugs That Will Be Less Expensive for Some People With Medicare

Gag Clause Attestations due December 31, 2024

Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) group health plans and health insurance issuers are prohibited from entering into agreements with providers that prevent enrollees, plan sponsors, or referring providers from seeing provider-specific cost and quality data. Plans and issuers must annually attest to CMS that they are in compliance with all requirements, known as the Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation (GCPCA). Plans and issuers must attest no later than December 31, 2024.

Each carrier has different processes for collecting and submitting gag clause information. We will continue to update this page on our website as the information becomes available. 

HR and Compliance Insights 

October 2024 HR Brief

EBSA Releases Updated Cybersecurity Guidance for Employee Benefit Plans

Final Rule Makes Extensive Changes to Mental Health Parity Requirements

Pay or Play Affordability Percentage will Increase for 2025

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