ILYSE SCHUMAN

ERISA preemption Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs and PBM cost transparency and hospital cost transparency; Lower Costs More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378); telehealth extension and transparency (H.R. 9457); medical management; PBM Reform Act (S. 1339) medical management Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards; Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (H.R. 6860, S. 5018) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; SITE Act (H.R. 1869) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (H.R. 3120, S. 1451), Transparent Telehealth Act (H.R. 9457) Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Paid leave; draft interstate Paid Leave Action Network Act, draft Family Leave Public-Private Partnership Act Mental health parity final regulations Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs) Guidance related to the definition of essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to coverage of preventive services and the definition of cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to the definition of cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act 340B Prescription Drug Program proposed legislation Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3800) Surprise Medical Billing, Enhanced Enforcement of Health Coverage Act (H.R. 9572)

ERISA preemption Health care transparency, prescription drugs and hospital cost transparency; Lower Costs More Transparence Act (H.R. 5378) Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Telehealth expansion and permanency Transparent Telehealth Bills Act (H.R. 9457) Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturers (PBMs), drug cost transparency, rebates, and medical management End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards; Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (H.R. 6860, S. 5018) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; SITE Act (H.R. 1869) Healthy Competition for Better Care (H.R. 312000, S. 1451) Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Value-driven health care Paid leave - federal and state law considerations Mental health parity regulations Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) and use of excess assets Health care non-discrimination rules under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to the definition of essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to the definition of cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act American Privacy Rights Act (H.R. 8818) Rep. McMorris-Rodgers Affordable Care Act 340B Prescription Drug Program proposed legislation Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3800)

ERISA Preemption Health care transparency Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturers (PBMs), drug cost transparency, and rebates, medical management Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care plans End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer American Privacy Rights Act Hospital consolidation and billing practices Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and tax treatment Surprise medical billing - Extension of relief for calculating the qualifying payment amount under the No Surprises Act Telehealth expansion and permanency Licensing of health care providers across state lines Value-driven health care Paid leave - federal and state law considerations Mental health parity regulations and audits Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) use of excess assets Health care non-discrimination rules under the Affordable Care Act Fixed indemnity insurance requirements and tax treatment Guidance related to the definition of essential health benefits American Privacy Rights Act

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, HSA Modernization Act Telehealth Expansion. Making permanent telehealth benefits for use by employer plans offering telehealth services on a pre-deductible basis for HSA-eligible High Deductible Health Plans Chronic Disease Management Coverage ERISA Preemption issues affecting health benefit plans Cost Transparency and Competition in Health Care. Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, PBM reform, Prescription drug pricing and transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, Health Care Price Transparency Act Preventive Health Savings Act Site-Neutral Health Care Payment Reform Dialysis Coverage/End Stage Renal Disease Surprise Medical Billing Guidance and Implementation, including Independent Dispute Resolution Paid Family and Medical Leave. On-going legislative activity Definition of essential health benefits (EHBs) under the Proposed 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Medicare Part D Redesign following the Inflation Reduction Act; Proposed Medicare Part D Redesign Program instructions for 2025 Reallocation of excess assets in Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs)

AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL

AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL

AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL

AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL