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Foley & Lardner LLP
Health Coverage Alternatives for Small and Medium Sized Businesses (SMBs)
Share on LinkedInShare on TwitterPrintShare by EmailShare Back to top Small and medium sized businesses are facing a trend of rising health plan costs. Medical benefits are an important employee…
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Federal Agencies Provide Enforcement Relief for Tobacco Surcharges and Other Wellness Programs
Introduction On August 26, 2026, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) issued “FAQs About Affordable Care Act and Health Insurance Portability and…
HR Law Talk
Tobacco Surcharge Claims Up in Smoke? DOL, HHS, and Treasury Issue FAQ 74: Addressing Questions Raised by Tobacco Surcharge Lawsuits
By Susie Bilbro, Doug Dahl, Will Gebo
Key Takeaways No retroactive refund required. FAQ Part 74 confirms that employers are not required to provide retroactive rewards or remove tobacco surcharges for the period before a participant completes a reasonable…
Beneficially Yours
Wellness Program FAQs: Agencies Offer Relief on Retroactive Rewards and Clarify Notice Requirements
Seyfarth Synopsis: In newly issued ACA Implementation FAQs (Part 74), the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury provide welcome guidance for employers sponsoring health-contingent wellness programs. Most…
Legal History Blog
Balkin on How Social Power Shapes Legal Reason
By Dan Ernst
Jack M. Balkin, Yale Law School, has posted From Off the Wall to On the Wall: How Social Power Shapes Legal Reason:Throughout the history of the Constitution legal arguments have…
Healthcare Perspectives
ACA Marketplace Enrollment Declines in 2026: Coverage Shifts and Implications for Providers
By Sukrti Thonse, James A. Robertson
Early federal enrollment data for the 2026 Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plan year indicates a meaningful decline in coverage following the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which may…
Bill of Health
Why It Matters: HR1’s Change to Medicaid Waiver Budget Neutrality Rules
By Erin Scott
Medicare/Medicaid Why It Matters: HR1’s Change to Medicaid Waiver Budget Neutrality Rules The 2025 budget reconciliation bill (“HR1” or “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) significantly amended Medicaid, the federal public…
Healthcare Law Blog
Day 2 Notes from the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
By Eric Klein
J.P. Morgan continues to surprise us at lunch, with the Mayor of San Francisco sharing on Monday an update on recent improvements in the city. Then on Tuesday at the…
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C. Blog
Weekly HRE Briefing, Dec. 24, 2025
By Hall Render
Revista published a pair of interesting blog posts: (1) the amount of general hospital space under construction in Q3 of 2025 has continued a multi-year climb that started in 2022;…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Weekly HRE Briefing: Hospital Bad Debt and Charity Care Costs Continue to Rise | Hospital Construction Continues to Accelerate | Deal Volume Expected to Grow in 2026
By Hall Render
Revista published a pair of interesting blog posts: (1) the amount of general hospital space under construction in Q3 of 2025 has continued a multi-year climb that started in 2022;…