Contribution Health Blog

Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Benefit Plan v. DaVita

July 15th, 2022

Supreme Court allows Reduced Reimbursement Rates for Outpatient Dialysis On June 21, 2022, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Marietta Me...

Machine Readable Network and Out of Network Rate Files Enforcement Begins July 1, 2022

July 1st, 2022

The Transparency in Coverage Final Rules (“the TiC Final Rules”) apply to non-grandfathered group health plans and health insurance issuers of...

COBRA Premium Assistance Expiration Notice

September 15th, 2021

As the COBRA subsidy period comes to an end on September 30, 2021, plans are required to send a notice 15 to 45 days before an assistance eligible ...

ICHRA Subject to ACA Reporting

September 8th, 2021

An Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (“ICHRA”) became an available option for employers beginning January 1, 2020. An ICHRA ...

"Long COVID" to Qualify as ADA Disability

August 9th, 2021

Recent guidance released by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Justice Departments’ Civil Rights Division (“Joint Guidance”)...

Now Available - COBRA Subsidy Model Notices and Q&As

April 8th, 2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) subsidizes the full COBRA premium for Assistance Eligible Individuals (“AEIs”) for six months...

Online Actuarial Value Calculator Updated

April 8th, 2021

Lancaster, PA - Contribution Health announces the newest update to its online Actuarial Value Calculator (www.freeactuarialvalue.com) Co...

Health Plan Administration Amid COVID-19 Disaster Relief Extensions - Employee Benefit Security Administration Disaster Relief Notice

March 8th, 2021

The Department of Labor issued Notice 2021-01 on February 26, 2021 to address the expiration of the extension of certain benefit deadlines that exp...

No Surprises Act

March 2nd, 2021

The No Surprises Act 2021 is set to take effect for health plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022. This legislation expands restriction...