Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024 Time: 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. PT Cost: Complimentary Presenter: Mary Powell Over the last few years, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) or their vendors have been promoting various savings programs to employers with regard to their prescription drug plans. This includes copay assistance programs, copay accumulators, copay maximizers and non-essential health
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT Cost: Complimentary Presenters: Mary Powell and Alaina Harwood The Supreme Court of the United States in Bostock v. Clayton County found that Title VII protection against employment discrimination on the basis of sex extends to an individual’s gender identity. Although the case was not specifically
Date: May 15, 2024 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am PT Cost: Complimentary Presenters: Brad Huss, Robert Gower and Yatindra Pandya The Department of Labor has released the “Retirement Security Rule,” the newest chapter in defining who is an investment advice fiduciary under ERISA. When the new Rule takes effect on September 23, 2024, it promises
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM PST Cost: Complimentary Presenters: Mary Powell Prescription drug costs keep escalating. What is driving these high costs? Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are a significant part of the situation. Understanding where PBMs fit into the drug pricing puzzle is a key issue for plan fiduciaries. This
Date: November 14, 2023 Time: 9:00 – 10:00 am PST Cost: Complimentary Presenters: Mary Powell and Alaina Harwood Family-forming benefit plans have grown in popularity among employers. These benefits can be offered in various ways, such as through the expansion of fertility benefits in major medical plans, fertility health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), adoption assistance plans,
Date: October 31, 2023 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am PT Cost: Complimentary Presenter: Scott E. Galbreath Section 457 Plans sponsored by tax exempt organizations can be tricky if not designed and operated correctly. However, they don’t have to be scary and when done right they can be a treat for executives of such organizations. This
Date: October 17, 2023 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am PT Cost: Complimentary Presenters: Robert Gower and Zachary T. Isenhour ERISA’s fundamental fiduciary duties of loyalty and prudence necessitate good governance practices. Whether you are in the process of establishing a new governance framework, or have longstanding processes, please join us as we discuss trends and
Date: August 10, 2023 Time: 9:00 – 10:15 am PDT Cost: Complimentary Register Here: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ Presenters: Mary Powell, Joe Faucher, Dylan Rudolph, & Alaina Harwood The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) requires a new level of transparency on pricing and fees charged to health plans. Fiduciaries need to understand what to do with this additional
Date: April 20, 2023 Time: 9:00 – 10:00 am PDT Cost: Complimentary Presenters: Mary Powell & Alaina Harwood It has been a long three years! The Biden Administration announced its intention to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and Public Health Emergency (PHE) at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. The Departments
Dates: Thursday, February 9, 2023 and Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Time: 10:00 – 11:15 am PST Cost: Complimentary SECURE 2.0 was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022, as part of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. It is the culmination of a multi-year, bipartisan effort to
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