Employers should be on alert: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), which amended ERISA, is the most significant regulatory challenge for employers since the 2009 enactment of the Affordable Care Act.
One rarely discussed requirement in the new law: Employers and other purchasers must now focus more on the quality of care employees and their families receive. Two of the country’s top ERISA attorneys, a fiduciary expert and health care quality expert outline the central importance of quality in compliance with the CAA, in a new white paper. The issue of compliance is increasingly urgent: In the past few months, several prominent lawsuits have been filed, and on February 23, 2023, the Department of Labor issued key long-awaited new guidance that sets the stage for new enforcement.
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