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NFP's Insights from the Experts — 181 episodes

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EP 169: Common Compliance Blind Spots for Employer Plan Sponsors

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EP 168: Two Recent Court Decisions’ Impact on Group Health Plans

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EP 167: Three Upcoming Compliance Deadlines to Consider

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EP 166: Washington Health Policy Outlook

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EP 165: 2026 DOL Enforcement Priorities for Group Health Plans

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EP 164: Recent Litigation Highlights ERISA’s Voluntary Benefit Exception and Fiduciary Awareness

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EP 163: Recent Guidance on Fertility Benefits Is Out, but Questions Remain

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EP 162: Noteworthy Guidance from a Shutdown Government

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EP 161: U.S. Tariffs and Impact on Pharmaceutical Products

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EP 160: Lessons from Recent HHS HIPAA Settlement Cases

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EP 159: The Role of PBMs, State PBM Legislation Under Federalism, and PBM Litigation Headlines

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EP 158: No Surprises Act, Out-of-Network Bills, and the Independent Dispute Resolution Process

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EP 157: U.S. Senate Takes Up the One Big Beautiful Bill via Budget Reconciliation—What Does it Mean?

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EP 156: Benefits Provisions in the Proposed Congressional “Big, Beautiful Bill”

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EP 155: Discussion: Recent Study on Impacts of Capping Employer Healthcare Tax Benefits

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EP 154: Some Beginning-of-Year FAQs on HSAs and HSA Eligibility

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EP 153: New Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Regulations Potential Impact on Employer Group Health Plans

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EP 152: Understanding the Debate Surrounding Employer-Sponsored Insurance Tax Exclusion

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EP 151: Problematic Wellness Indemnity Arrangements Bubbling Up Again!

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EP 150: PBM Regulation and Litigation and a Review of the J&J Case

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EP 149: Updates on Prescription Drug Importation in the US

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EP 148: IRS Reminders: Employer Reporting Deadlines, Annual Numbers and an Alert on Wellness Vendors

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EP 147: Background & Developments on the No Surprise Act & Independent Dispute Resolution Process

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EP 146: Recent HIPAA Settlements Shed Light on Employer Compliance w/ HIPAA Privacy & Security Rules

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EP 145: Recent Court Case on Interfering with Plan Participant’s ERISA 510 Rights

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EP 144: Recent Developments at the State Level in CA, NY, TX, IL, OR, and ME

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EP 143: Recent Court Case Addresses ERISA Preemption of Oklahoma PBM Law

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EP 142: Recent DOL Enforcement on MHPAEA and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy Exclusions

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EP 141: Proposed Congressional Bills Aimed at Transparency and Pricing

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EP 140: IRS Weighs in on Wellness Payments of Employer-Funded Fixed Indemnity Plans

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EP 139: Guidance and Litigation Relating to CAA Gag Clause Prohibitions

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EP 138: Preventive Care Litigation, HSA Updates and Some Interesting Issues on Form 5500 Schedule As

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EP 137: National Debt, Debt Ceilings and the Impact on Healthcare and Group Health Plans

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EP 136: Recent HIPAA Violation Settlements from OCR

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EP 135: Texas Court Invalidates a Portion of the ACA’s Preventive Services Coverage Requirement

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EP 134: IRS Mandates Electronic Filing for Smaller Employers

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EP 133: PBM Transparency: Potential State and Federal Activity

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EP 132: Public Health Emergencies, Telehealth Extensions & State Compliance Considerations – 2023

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Ep 131: Healthcare Policy and Compliance Issues for Employers to Consider in 2023

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Ep 130: More COBRA Cases — Class Actions and COBRA Election Notices

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Ep 129: Recent Court Rulings on COBRA and the ACA

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Ep 128: Fall Bills: Congress Considers Mental Health Services Proposals

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Ep 127: Benefits Aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act

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Ep 126: Post-Dobbs Executive Orders, HHS Guidance and State Developments

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Ep 125: FMLA and Mental Health

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Ep 124: Hospital Prices and Group Health Plan Costs

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Ep 123: Point Solution Programs and Compliance Issues

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Ep 122: Transparency in Coverage Updates

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Ep 121: Looking Ahead: The Impact of the 9th Circuit’s Reversal on Wit v. United Behavioral Health

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Ep 120: Mark Rieder Visits Naviant’s “Digital Transformation Talks: Start Your Innovation Journey”

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EP 119: Mental Health Parity Civil Litigation and Administrative Action

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EP 118: Explanations on Recently Asked Compliance Questions on Part D Disclosures/HSAs/COBRA Notices

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Ep 117: The Agencies Revisit the ACA’s Provider Nondiscrimination Rules

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Ep 116: US Supreme Court Weighs in on Vaccine Mandates

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Ep 115: Majesco Podcast Features NFP’s “What If” Mindset, Insights on Voluntary Benefits

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Ep 114: OSHA’s Guidance (ETS) on Employer COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Mandate

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Ep 113: HIPAA Violations and Recent Enforcement Actions

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Episode 112: NFP’s CaptivePlus Group Medical Stop Loss Captive

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Ep 111: Vaccine Mandate/Surcharge Updates and COVID-Related Notices for Open Enrollment

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Podcast Episode 110: Potential Legal Challenges to Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

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Ep 109: Biden’s Vaccine Mandates & Testing Alternatives

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Ep 108: Compliance Perspective on Employer Vaccine Mandates and Incentives

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Ep 107: Mid-Summer Compliance Reminders (Oldies, Revivals and Newbies!)

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Ep 106: No Surprises in the No Surprise Billing Rules

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Ep 105: California v. Texas: the Supreme Court and the ACA

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Ep 104: Legislative Proposals Aimed at Rising Prescription Drug Costs

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EP 103: IRS Guidance on ARPA COBRA Subsidies—Employer Takeaways

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Ep 102: COBRA Subsidies under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)

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Ep. 101 – Understanding Medicare Pt.2

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Ep. 100 – Understanding Medicare Pt.1

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Ep 99: DOL Deadline Extension Guidance and Potential COBRA Subsidies

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Ep 98: Top Tips for Your Credit Union in this Economy

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Ep 97: New Mental Health Parity Requirements under the CAA of 2021

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Trend Report Podcast Series: Maximizing the Return on Your Well-Being Investment

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Ep 96: President Biden’s Pandemic Response Proposal

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2020/2021 Election Series Ep. 8 - Bringing Clarity During a Time of Change

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Ep 95: Supreme Court: ERISA Does Not Preempt Arkansas PBM Law

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Ep 94: New COVID-19 Relief Bill: FSA and Tax Credit Extensions and Other Items of Interest

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Benefits Trend Report Podcast Series Ep. 3: Voluntary Benefits — More Essential Than Ever

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Ep. 93: End-of-Year Laundry List for Compliance, and a Peek into 2021

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2020 Election Series Ep. 7: Post-Election Discussion

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2020 Election Series Ep. 6: Business Interruption Coverage - Litigation and Governmental Action

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2020 Election Series Ep. 5: Early Voting - What it Might Mean

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Ep 92: Looking Ahead: Amy Coney Barrett, The Supreme Court, and the Lawsuit Challenging the ACA

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Ep 91: Innovation: Building the Modern Family with KindBody

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Benefits Trend Report Podcast Series Ep. 2: Digital Transformation Is Here

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Ep 90: Deadline Extensions, Proclamations on National Emergencies, and a State Compliance Blitz

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2020 Election Series Ep. 4: Market Watch - A Closer Look at Election Year Volatility

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2020 Election Series Ep.3: Biden’s Health Plan - Challenges of a Public Option

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2020 Election Series Ep.2: Potential Impacts of a Split Supreme Court

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Benefits Trend Report Podcast Series Ep. 1: Keeping Up Amid Constant Change

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2020 Election Series Ep.1: Let's Talk About Our Favorite Thing - Taxes

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Episode 89: DOL Revises FFCRA Regulations in Response to August NY District Court Ruling

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Ep. 88: School’s Back—Update on FFCRA Leave for School Re-Openings, and an FFCRA Lawsuit!

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Ep 87: A Discussion of Joe Biden’s Health Care Plan

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Ep 86: Remote Workers: State Leave Protections and Notice Distribution

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Ep 85: Innovation - Opening the Front Door to Healthcare with League

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Ep 84: The Growth and Expansion of Telehealth, and Policy Considerations to Maintain Its Momentum

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Ep 83: FFCRA Updates on Testing, Telehealth and Summer Camp, and NY on Personal Travel

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Ep 82: Policy Recommendations to Congress Regarding Employer Sponsored Coverage

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Ep 81 - Innovation: Reducing Costs and Improving Lives with Interventional Orthopedics

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Ep 80: A PCOR Revival: Background on PCOR Institute and Fee

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Ep. 79: Exec Ben - Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: Long-Term Stability for Execs

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Ep 78: COVID-19 Pandemic and Single Payer Debate

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Ep 77: Innovation Conversations: Using Genomics for Risk Management with MedTek21

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Ep 76: Actuarial Viewpoint—Impact of COVID-19 on Fully and Self-Insured Plan Costs

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Ep 75 – Innovation Conversations: Return to Work Strategies with Vigilance Risk Solutions

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Ep 74 - Benefits Compliance: Furloughs, Layoffs and Return to Work Issues

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Ep 73 - Sales Enablement: Legislative Update

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Ep 72 - Innovation: Using Data for a Safer, Healthier Workplace with futureWork

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Ep 71: FFCRA FAQs, State COVID-19 Updates and Potential Phase 4 COVID-19 Legislation

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Episode 70: FFCRA/COVID-19 FAQs, Unemployment Eligibility and Business Interruption Insurance

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Episode 69: Benefits Compliance Considerations of the Coronavirus Crisis

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Episode 68: Legislation and Considerations on Surprise Medical Billing

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Podcast 67: Updates on COBRA and Employer Mandate Lawsuits, and New State Reporting Requirements

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Podcast 66: Recent Lawsuits Relating to COBRA Notice Failures

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Ep 65: Cadillac and HIT Taxes Repealed, PCOR Revived, and More from End-of-2019 Spending Bill

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Podcast Episode 64: Health Care Costs: U.S. Versus Other Countries

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Podcast 63: DOL Proposes New Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbor

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Podcast 62: Open Enrollment Compliance Considerations

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Podcast 61: Reference-Based Pricing

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Episode 60: Q4 Updates on the HIT, the Cadillac Tax, and the Lawsuit Challenging the ACA

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Ep 59: Comparing Administrative Costs Between Single Payer Systems and Private Insurance Markets

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Podcast 58: What Would the SECURE Act Mean for You?

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Podcast Episode 57: Updates and Considerations on State Family and Medical Leave Laws

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Ep 56: DOL and IRS Enforcement Involving Employee Benefit Plans

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What Are the States and Congress Doing about Surprise Medical Bills?

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Podcast 54: Single Payer Series Continued — A review of the Single Payer CBO Report

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Podcast Episode 53: Single-Payer at the State Level: A Review of Vermont’s Single-Payer System

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Podcast Episode 52: Digging Deeper Into the Challenges of a Single-Payer System – Part IV

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Podcast Episode 51: District Court Invalidates DOL’s AHP Rules

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Podcast Episode 50: Digging Deeper into the Challenges of a Single-Payer System – Part III

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Digging Deeper into the Challenges of a Single-Payer System – Part II

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Ep 48: Digging Deeper Into the Challenges of a Single Payer System - Part I

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Ep 47: Government Shutdown: Impact on Employee Benefits

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Ep 46: Ruling on the Constitutionality of the Individual Mandate and the ACA

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Podcast Episode 45: Employer Lessons from OCR HIPAA Settlements in 2018

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NFP Compliance Corner Episode 44: Closing Out the Year in Compliance

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Podcast Episode 43: What to Look for Post-Election

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Podcast Episode 42: Medical Tourism’s Interplay with Employer Group Health Plans

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Episode 41: Electronic Delivery of Health Plan Notices and Disclosures: What’s Allowed?

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Episode 40: A Refresher on Single Payer Health Care and Medicare for All

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Ep 39: Retirement's in the News

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Ep 38: Beware: Wellness Programs and 105 Plans That Purport Huge Tax Savings!

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Ep 37: Technology in HR and Benefits Administration

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Ep 36: Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan Health Venture

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Podcast Episode 35: What's Left of the ACA

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Ep 34: Common Ownership and the Controlled Group Rules

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Podcast Episode 33: What It Means: DOL Releases Final Rule For Association Health Plans

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Ep 32: Mental Health Parity

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Ep 31: The Disappearing Fiduciary Rule

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Ep 30: HSA Limits and Potential HSA Expansion Legislation

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Podcast Episode 29: Recent Case Outlines FMLA and Leave Issues and ERISA Sec. 510 Claims

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Ep 28: Employer Contribution Strategies

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Ep 27: Direct Primary Care

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Ep 26: Is the DOL's Fiduciary Rule Doomed?

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Podcast Episode 25: Study Outlines Possible Reasons for Individual Market Premium Increases

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Ep 24: Employer Reporting Discussion

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Ep 23: Hot Topics for 2018

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Ep 22: D.C. Court Decision on EEOC's ADA and GINA Wellness Regulations

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Ep 21: Association Health Plans

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Ep 20: IRS Letters on Employer Mandate Penalties

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Ep 19: The Executive Order and Reform Proposals

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Ep 18: What It Means: White House Quashes CSR Payments

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Ep 17: Pros and Cons of Selling Insurance Across State Lines

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Ep 16: State Paid Family Leave Laws Trending Upward

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Ep 15: Stabilizing Insurance Markets and Bipartisan ACA Discussions

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Ep 14: Potential Regulatory Changes to the ACA

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Ep 13: Senate Rejects Health Care Freedom Act

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Ep 12: BCRA Update and a Dive into Invisible Risk Sharing Programs for the Individual Market

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Podcast Episode 11: The Senate’s ACA Replacement Bill

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Ep 10: Ins and Outs of a Single-Payer System

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Ep 9: EHBs and CBO Reports

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Ep 8: Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions and the AHCA

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Ep 7: HSAs: History, Usage and Potential Expansion under Republican’s ACA Repeal/Replace Plan

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Ep 6: R&R Regulatory Hurdles, Tensions Rise Regarding Essential Health Benefits Requirement

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Ep 5: House Cancels Their Vote on AHCA & Scenarios for Employer Compliance Moving Forward

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Ep 4: GOP's Proposal, American HCA & Repeal of Employer/Individual Mandate Penalties

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Ep 3: The Latest on ACA Replacement and Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines

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Ep 2: Ins and Outs of Employee Tax Exclusion for Employer Provided Benefits

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Ep 1: Inauguration Day, Trump's Executive Orders and a History Lesson