In this episode, Chris Condeluci and Dennis Bolin discuss paying for COVID tests, ACA subsidies and the "skinny" Build Back Better Act.

In this episode, Chris Condeluci and Dennis Bolin discuss recent vaccine mandates, the Build Back Better Act, ACA exchanges, and the new surprise billing requirements of 2022.

In this episode, Chris Condeluci and Dennis Bolin discuss recent vaccine mandates, the Build Back Better Act, new prescription drug proposals, and what's in store for the year ahead.

In this episode, Chris Condeluci discusses the Soft Infrastructure Package, its impact on the individual market and the exchange, implementing the federally-developed arbitration process, and the vaccine mandate.

In this episode, Chris Condeluci breaks down the NSA arbitration process, including a timeline, steps, responsibilities, and the arbiter's role as defined by the new surprise medical billing requirements.

In this episode, Chris Condeluci gets us up to speed on what the Administration was busy working on during the August recess. Dennis and Chris discuss recently provided timelines and several important provisions in the No Surprises Act that haven't received as much attention.

In this month's episode, Chris Condeluci, JD, LLM, reviews the July 1 Interim Final Rule and recent significant provisions. Chris and Dennis delve into each provision, including Advance Explanation of Benefits (AEOB), mental health parity, and communication regulations.

This month, the No Surprises Act conversation continues as Chris Condeluci, JD, LLM breaks down surprise billing regulations and the federal roadmap provided to health plans. Dennis Bolin and Chris discuss the Advanced Explanation of Benefits (AEOB) requirements, what information plans will be expected to send participants, and briefly touch on Federal Laws vs. State Laws and when each may apply. 

The reconciliation process continues to come up in the news again and again. Chris Condeluci, JD, LLM breaks down what you need to know about the reconciliation process given the context of recent events as well as looking forward. Then Dennis Bolin and Chris unpack whether or not Health Care Reform will happen in 2021, President Biden's Budget Blueprint and the No Surprises Act transparency provision which requires medical providers and provider network owners to share medical pricing and health claims data with employers sponsoring a fully-insured or self-insured plan and insurers selling individual market plans.

We are now past the first major milestone of the Biden Administration – the first 100 days. There has been a flurry of legislation, broad in scope, that does not seem to be letting up. In this episode, Dennis and Chris pick up where they left off on the No Surprises Act – a hot topic in Washington, D.C. as we lead up to the Interim Final Rule's release around July 1. Dennis and Chris unpack the Surprise Billing requirements, No Surprises Act Disclosure of Broker and Consultant Compensations (the new 408(b)(2) rules), and President Biden's proposed Infrastructure and American Families Plans.