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1. 88 FR 44596 — Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance; Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage; Level-Funded Plan Arrangements; and Tax Treatment of Certain Ac…
   IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 12, 2023★ strong match
   …C.-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, available at: https://www.brookings.edu/​blog/​usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/​2020/​08/​04/​fixed-indemnity-health-coverage-is-a-problematic-form-of-junk-insurance.
2. 86 FR 51730 — Requirements Related to Air Ambulance Services, Agent and Broker Disclosures, and Provider Enforcement
   IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 16, 2021★ strong match
   es the same transaction as the criminal action. HHS proposes to codify that statutory language in 45 CFR 150.521. 32. Judicial Review (45 CFR 150.523) HHS proposes in 45 CFR 150.523 that any responsible provider or facility against which a final decision imposing a civil money penalty is entered pursuant to this subpar…
3. 86 FR 55980 — Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II
   IRCFinal Rules (FR)Oct 7, 2021★ strong match
   …   See Hannick, Kathleen and Loren Adler. “Provider Charges Relative to Medicare Rates, 2012-2018.” USC-Brookings Schaeffer on Health Policy. (May 2021). https://www.brookings.edu/​blog/​usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/​2021/​05/​03/​provider-charges-relative-to-medicare-rates-2012-2018/​. Back to Citation 210…
4. 91 FR 4348 — Improving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure
   ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 30, 2026★ strong match
   …& Dana P. Goldman, Overpaying for Prescription Drugs: The Copay Clawback, (2018), https://schaeffer.usc.edu/​research/​overpaying-for-prescription-drugs/​.) Back to Citation 183.  Megan Thompson (2018), W hy a Patient Paid a $285 Copay for a $40 Drug, https://www.pbs.org/​newshour/​health/​why-a-patient-paid-a-285-copa…
5. Notice 2024-35 — This notice provides relief with respect to certain required minimum distributions (RMDs) that are not made in 2024. This relief was provided with respect to c…
   IRCNoticesMay 6, 2024
   … and Kathleen Hannick (2020). “Fixed Indemnity Coverage is a Problematic Form of “Junk” Insurance,” USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, available at: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2020/08/04/fixed-indemnity-health-coverage-is-a-problematic-form-of-junk-insuran…
6. 89 FR 23338 — Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage
   IRCFinal Rules (FR)Apr 3, 2024
   …hleen Hannick (2020). “Fixed Indemnity Health Coverage Is a Problematic Form of `Junk Insurance,' ” USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, available at: https://www.brookings.edu/​blog/​usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/​2020/​08/​04/​fixed-indemnity-health-coverage-is-a-problematic-form-of-junk-i…
7. 83 FR 57592 — Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
   IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 15, 2018★ strong match
   inal rules. The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service are finalizing their regulations. Back to Citation 8.   See Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/​searchResults?​rpp=​25&​so=​DESC&​sb=​postedDate&​po=​0&​cmd=​12%7C05%7C17-12%7C05%7C17&​dktid=​CMS-2017-0133 and https://www.regulations.go…
8. Notice 2026-48 — Notice of Intent to Issue Regulations with Respect to Saver’s Match Contributions
   IRCNoticesAug 24, 2026
   …rtain information addressed in this notice will be subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 USC 3507. No collection of information will be required until approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the PRA.
9. 88 FR 51552 — Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
   IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Aug 3, 2023related by meaning
   15-2715A1(a)(2)(xx), 29 CFR 2590.715-2715A1(a)(2)(xix), 45 CFR 147.210(a)(2)(xx). Back to Citation 170.  29 CFR 2520.102-2(a). Back to Citation 171.   See 26 CFR 54.9815-2715(a)(4)(ii)(B), 29 CFR 2590.715-2715(a)(4)(ii)(B), 45 CFR 147.200(a)(4)(ii)(B). Back to Citation 172.  26 CFR 54.9815-2719, 29 CFR 2590.715-2719, a…
10. 84 FR 51471 — Application of the Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions and Certain Nondiscrimination Rules to Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based G…
    IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Sep 30, 2019related by meaning
    fe harbor was referred to in Notice 2018-88 as the calendar year safe harbor. Back to Citation 46.  See PPACA section 1302(c)(4). Back to Citation 47.  Under § 54.4980H-5(e)(2)(i), reasonable categories generally include specified job categories, the nature of compensation (hourly or salary), geographic location, and s…
11. T.D. 9744 — This document contains final regulations concerning Public Health Services Act sections which are incorporated into section 9815 of the Internal Revenue Code b…
    IRCTreasury DecisionsDec 7, 2015related by meaning
    ss or an HHS -administered Federal external review process in which a designated Federal contractor will perform all functions of the external review. [81] Twelve States expressly authorize nominal fees: Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dak…
12. 80 FR 13995 — Amendments to Excepted Benefits
    IRCFinal Rules (FR)Mar 18, 2015related by meaning
    /​2008-07_​IRB/​ar09.html). Back to Citation 16.  69 FR 78720 (Dec. 30, 2004). Back to Citation 17.  78 FR 77632.(Dec. 23, 2014). Back to Citation 18.  79 FR 59131 (Oct. 1, 2014). Back to Citation 19.  79 FR 59131 (Oct. 1, 2014). Back to Citation 20.  79 FR 76931 (Dec. 23, 2014). Back to Citation 21.   See section 1251…
13. 78 FR 68240 — Final Rules Under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; Technical Amendment to External Review for Multi-…
    IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 13, 2013★ strong match
    on 35.   See 45 CFR 156.135(b). Back to Citation 36.  Code section 9812(c)(2), ERISA 712(c)(2), PHS Act section 2726(c)(2). Back to Citation 37.   See FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation (Part V) and Mental Health Parity Implementation, question 11, available at: http://www.dol.gov/​ebsa/​faqs/​faq-aca5.html …
14. 90 FR 60432 — Transparency in Coverage
    IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Dec 23, 2025related by meaning
    Health Affairs Forefront (Dec. 3, 2024), https://www.healthaffairs.org/​content/​forefront/​enforcing-hospital-price-transparency-lessons-cms-actions. Back to Citation 23.  90 FR 23303 (June 2, 2025). Back to Citation 24.  42 U.S.C. 300gg-111(e)(3); 29 U.S.C. 1185e(e)(3); 26 U.S.C. 9819. U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. …
15. 81 FR 75316 — Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance
    IRCFinal Rules (FR)Oct 31, 2016related by meaning
    vaccines), or Title XXII of the PHS Act. Back to Citation 19.   See 26 CFR 54.9815-2708; 29 CFR 2590.715-2708; 45 CFR 147.116. Back to Citation 20.   See 26 CFR 54.9801-6; 29 CFR 2590.701-6; 45 CFR 146.117 and 147.104. Back to Citation 21.  26 CFR 1.5000A-3(j). Back to Citation 22.  This non-enforcement policy is limi…
16. Notice 2024-2 — Miscellaneous Changes Under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022
    IRCNoticesModified Jan 8, 2024
    …dual retirement annuity described in section 408(b). 6 The definition of “State” for purposes of 42 USC 1395x(r)(1) is in 42 USC 410(h), which provides that the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
17. 85 FR 72158 — Transparency in Coverage
    IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 12, 2020related by meaning
    .103. Back to Citation 228.  Pate, R. “Insurance Standards Bulletin Series.” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. January 31, 2020. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/​files/​document/​extension-limited-non-enforcement-policy-through-calendar-year-2021.pdf. Back to Citation 229.   See also section 2763 of the PHS A…
18. 78 FR 17313 — Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation and Technical Amendments to Certain Health Coverage Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act
    IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 21, 2013related by meaning
    employee may, nonetheless, give rise to an assessable payment under section 4980H of the Code and its implementing regulations. Back to Citation 9.   See 26 CFR 54.9801-3(a)(3)(i); 29 CFR 2590.701-3(a)(3)(i); and 45 CFR 146(a)(3)(i), which would be moved under these proposed rules to 26 CFR 54.9801-2; 29 CFR 2590.701-…
19. 85 FR 71142 — Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
    IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 6, 2020related by meaning
    (Feb. 20, 2013), available at https://www.dol.gov/​sites/​dolgov/​files/​EBSA/​about-ebsa/​our-activities/​resource-center/​faqs/​aca-part-xii.pdf and https://www.cms.gov/​CCIIO/​Resources/​Fact-Sheets-and-FAQs/​aca_​implementation_​faqs12 and FAQs About Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XXVI, Q7 (May 11, 2015), …
20. ERISA § 716(b)(2)(A)(i) (29 U.S.C. § 1185e) — Preventing surprise medical bills
    ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025
    …owing: (b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) (I) A hospital (as defined in 1861(e) of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395x(e)]). (b)(2)(A)(ii)(II) (II) A hospital outpatient department. (b)(2)(A)(ii)(III) (III) A critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of such Act [42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)(1)]). (b)(2)(A)(ii)(IV) (IV) An…