Compliance

Will issuers improve quality enough to meet employer plan standards? Maybe so.

The DOL earlier this year filed a lawsuit accusing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota of incorrectly imposing a state provider tax on self-funded health plan customers and violating its fiduciary duties under ERISA.

The FTC's final noncompete rule was challenged via lawsuits filed in different federal courts around the country.

It's critical that employers and their benefits advisors take the fiduciary standards learned from retirement plans and apply them to their health plans.

A health plan fraud prevention veteran thinks your clients need more than two years of credit monitoring.

"As the largest employer in the world, Amazon makes clear that it does not believe the law applies to it and that they are free to treat their employees how they see fit. The law does not support this belief," the plaintiff said in a court filing.

In July, a judge put the Department of Labor's new Retirement Security Rule, which was set to go into effect September 23, on hold, where it seems likely to remain until after the presidential election.

One reason clients' employees can't find a doctor: proving you're a doctor takes forever.