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A new wave of ERISA litigation challenges employer oversight of voluntary benefit plans, raising questions about fiduciary duties, broker compensation, and plan governance.
The Next Wave of Fiduciary Challenges
New ERISA lawsuits target voluntary benefit plans, alleging fiduciary breaches by employers and brokers over commissions, fees, and plan oversight.
Recent ERISA class actions allege failures in oversight of voluntary benefit plans, extending fiduciary and excessive-fee scrutiny beyond retirement programs.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued new proposed regulations regarding the operation of health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). These proposed regulations will provide increased authority to states and insurance companies.
The (Ongoing) Saga of ACA: New Proposed Regulations
Proposed regulations will transfer control over key decisions from the federal government to individual states and insurance companies.
Proposed regulations will transfer control over key decisions from the federal government to individual states and insurance companies. The proposed regulations do not, directly, make significant changes to the health insurance coverages offered under ACA. However, they set the stage for such changes to occur in coming years.