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Compliance Matters Newsletter | August 2024

Let our team help you navigate the ever-changing benefits compliance landscape each month. Check out this month’s latest alerts, additional updates, and resources hot off the press: Employee Benefits Compliance Alerts This month’s Compliance Matters newsletter provides a comprehensive review of the following topics. To obtain your copy, please use the form below to download. Gag Clause Prohibition Attestation: Review & Updates for 2024 Change Healthcare Cyber Attack: Additional Updates & Next Steps Handling Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Rebates State Attorneys General Petition SCOTUS to Review Tenth Circuit PBM Decision IRS Issues FAQs on Educational Assistance Programs 2024 State …

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EPIC Expands Pacific Northwest Region with Acquisition of Century Insurance Group, LLC

EPIC Expands Pacific Northwest Region The Oregon-Based Firm Grows EPIC’s Employee Benefits Practice and Property and Casualty Lines EPIC has acquired Century Insurance Group, LLC (“Century”), an Oregon-based firm specializing in employee benefits and commercial and personal P&C solutions. The acquisition enhances EPIC’s footprint in the Pacific Northwest and provides the Century team with access to extensive resources to further optimize client outcomes. Founded in 1996, the team of almost 30 experienced insurance industry professionals is led by principals Danny Duggan, Jason Epple, Chris Intlekofer, Chris Rosch, and Jeff Weichman. The firm will tap into …

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Compliance Matters Newsletter | July 2024

Let our team help you navigate the ever-changing benefits compliance landscape each month. Check out this month’s latest alerts, additional updates, and resources hot off the press: Employee Benefits Compliance Alerts This month’s Compliance Matters newsletter provides a comprehensive review of the following topics. To obtain your copy, please use the form below to download. Next Round of PCORI Fees Due July 31, 2024 Form 5500 Frequently Asked Questions Recent Updates on Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Legislation Medicare Secondary Payer Considerations for Small Employers UNUM & DOL Reach Settlement in Life Insurance Investigation 2024 State Regulation Series: State …

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Medicare Secondary Payer & California Carriers

Recently, a client asked us to explain the rules around how much Medicare and carriers pay. They were surprised to hear from an employee that their carrier was not going to pay a claim unless the participant was enrolled in both Medicare Part A and Part B. Fortunately, the employee had reached out to the carrier prior to obtaining services and was able to avoid costly out-of-pocket expenses by enrolling in Medicare. We thought a refresher of the Medicare Secondary Payer rules might be in order. In addition, we will discuss how some of the carrier’s practices …

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Benefits Curve | Gear Up for 2025: Your Roadmap to Benefits Success!

… our team. Stay tuned for fresh topics every other month! Gear Up for 2025: Your Roadmap to Benefits Success! Are you prepared to revolutionize your employee benefits strategy for 2025? Our June 20 webinar was designed to equip employers like you with the tools, strategies, and insights to enhance your benefits offerings for the upcoming year. Get the strategic insights and tools you need to thrive in 2025 and beyond. Our panel of specialists – Nabil Fakhoury, Managing Principal Private Equity, Employee Benefits, and Nick Favro, Executive Managing Underwriter, Employee Benefits – was moderated by Sherry Pitcher, Senior Consultant, Employee Benefits. What …

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EPIC Welcomes John Antvelink

Antvelink Joins the Midwest Region as Principal, Employee Benefits Consulting EPIC is thrilled to announce that John Antvelink has recently joined our firm as Principal, specializing in Employee Benefits. In this new role, he will focus on sales strategy, customer engagement and new business production in the Midwest region, with experience and a specialty in financial institutions. “We are delighted to introduce John as our first benefits advisor in the state of Michigan!” says Dan Grelecki, Sales Leader for EPIC Midwest. “His expertise will undoubtedly enhance our growing Midwest team.” Before joining EPIC, John Antvelink made significant contributions at MetLife …

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Compliance Matters Newsletter | June 2024

Let our team help you navigate the ever-changing benefits compliance landscape each month. Check out this month’s latest alerts, additional updates, and resources hot off the press: Employee Benefits Compliance Alerts This month’s Compliance Matters newsletter provides a comprehensive review of the following topics. To obtain your copy, please use the form below to download. Medicare Part D Redesign May Affect Creditable Coverage Status Final HIPAA Rules for Reproductive Healthcare Departments Provide Final Rules for ACA Section 1557 Special Alert: IRS Releases 2025 Limits for HDHPs & HSAs Update on California A.B. 2200 Single-Payer System Bill …

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Medicare Part D Redesign: Do You Know Your Creditable Coverage Status?

Medicare is a government program that provides health insurance for people 65 or older, people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and anyone with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). It is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Since 2006, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) prescription drug benefit (Medicare Part D, or Part D) allows all persons who are eligible for and enrolled in Medicare (due to age, disability or ESRD) to purchase Part D prescription drug coverage if they …

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