April 25, 2023
Advocacy in Action | Prescription Drug Claims
A member’s husband was taking 4 different prescription medications each month. The upfront cost seemed to be much more than the member felt they should pay under their insurance plan. The member contacted Purple Card for assistance and asked them to check into what was going on with the ...
April 19, 2023
DOL Signals July 10 as End of COVID-19 Outbreak Period, Despite Early End to National Emergency
On Monday, April 10, 2023, President Biden signed Congress’s jointly-introduced H.J Res. 7 into law, ending the COVID-19 National Emergency immediately instead of on May 11, 2023, as previously announced. However, the Department of Labor (DOL) has unofficially signaled that its previous ...
April 18, 2023
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | The ABCs of Inclusion
Described as “death by a thousand cuts,” microaggressions damage work culture and employee satisfaction. Over time, these insensitive statements, actions, or assumptions can make employees feel excluded and marginalized. Countering microaggression is an “all-staff” issue. Creating a culture of ...
April 11, 2023
Workplace Culture | Are “Love Contracts” Outdated?
Love is in the air, and workplace romances are on the rise. In a 2022 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) study, 33% of participants reported a past or current workplace relationship. It may be time to update your relationship policy. However, creating a non-invasive policy that ...
April 7, 2023
FAQs about FFCRA, CARES Act, and HIPAA Implementation, Part 58
The Biden administration has announced its intent to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (National Emergency) and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) effective May 11, 2023. As a result, group health plans will no longer be required to cover certain services related to COVID-19 (such as ...
April 6, 2023
Federal Judge in Texas Strikes Down Key ACA Provision Regarding Preventive Care Services
On March 30, 2023, the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas (Court) issued a final ruling invalidating certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) preventive care mandate. Although the ultimate outcome of this decision remains to be seen, the ruling has created some ...
April 5, 2023
Compliance Recap | March 2023
After a slow start to the year in compliance, March ramped up with FAQs from the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (the “Agencies”) on the gag clause provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), ...
April 5, 2023
HHS Releases Revised Instructions for Upcoming Prescription Drug and Health Care Spending Reports
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released revised instructions for group health plans to report prescription drug and health care spending data, as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). This data submission is called the RxDC report. The Rx stands for ...
April 4, 2023
Dear HR Manager from Workplace Guilt
Dear HR Manager, Last week my company had layoffs and my team lost several members. The employees who remain are struggling. I don’t know what to do. How do I re-engage my team after this layoff? – Workplace Guilt Dear Workplace Guilt, Layoffs are brutal for everyone involved. The remaining ...
March 21, 2023
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Four Practices to Increase Gender Salary Parity
As of 2022, women earned 82 cents for every dollar a man made. The gap was more significant when isolating the data for women of color. At this pace, The Institute for Women’s Policy Research predicts we will not see gender pay equity until 2059. Corporate leaders play an essential role in ...
