5/21/2026 3:23:09 PM Acquiring a Company with a 401(k) Plan: A Practical Guide for Buyers By Kathleen Bardunias Iris Grossman When a company acquires a business through an equity sale, the buyer steps into the shoes of that target company’s employee benefit...
4/20/2026 4:36:09 PM Final Rule Exempts ICHRAs and Other Account-Based Plans from Medicare Part D-Creditable Coverage Notice By Nick Welle Hannah Demsien Iris Grossman On April 6, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule formally excluding account-based group health...
3/18/2026 1:56:39 PM Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: Best Practices for Employee Benefits Administration By Kelsey O'Gorman Iris Grossman Introduction Cybersecurity has become a critical concern for employee benefit plan fiduciaries. With trillions of dollars in retirement...
2/10/2026 6:12:09 PM PBM Reform Cheat Sheet: Chart Comparing the Recent Rules for Group Plans By Nick Welle Hannah Demsien Iris Grossman Key Takeaways: Within a one-week period, there were two actions at the federal level to increase pharmacy benefits manager (PBM)...
2/2/2026 9:11:09 PM DOL Proposes Sweeping New Disclosure Rules for Pharmacy Benefit Managers By Nick Welle Hannah Demsien Iris Grossman Background On January 30, 2026, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published proposed...
1/21/2026 5:44:38 PM Proposed Transparency in Coverage Rules Seek to Increase the Usefulness of Machine Readable Files By Nick Welle Hannah Demsien Iris Grossman The Departments of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Labor (DOL) (together, the...
1/21/2026 5:37:09 PM IRS Provides Favorable Guidance to ICHRA Industry on the New HDHP Status of Bronze and Catastrophic Plans By Nick Welle Hannah Demsien Iris Grossman On December 9, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided clarifying guidance in Notice 2026-5 (the Notice) regarding several...
12/17/2025 5:17:09 PM Proposed Rule Eliminates Medicare Part D Notice for ICHRAs By Nick Welle Hannah Demsien Iris Grossman The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule on November 28, 2025 (the Proposed Rule) that would carve out...