[{"title":"Agencies issue prescription drug reporting relief for 2020 and 2021","articleTag":"Health Law \u0026 Policy","imageURL":"/content/dam/mercer/assets/content-images/north-america/united-states/us-2022-gettyImages-697387815-1280x630.jpg","pageUrl":"/content/mercer/north-america/us/en/our-thinking/healthcare/agencies-issue-prescription-drug-reporting-relief-for-2020-and-2021.html","kickerTitle":"Health law \u0026 policy","authorTagId":["Steven Schinderle"],"publishDate":"Dec 27 2022","description":"Regulators have issued much-needed guidance providing good faith compliance relief, a grace period for filing until Jan. 31, 2023, a number of clarifications, and added flexibilities. Learn more. ","otherTagsId":[]},{"title":"Upcoming Rx Reporting—What about Point Solutions?","articleTag":"Healthcare Cost \u0026 Quality","imageURL":"/content/dam/mercer/assets/brand-images/supporting-photography/GettyImages-1198253719-colleague-sharing-ipad-with-colleague-1200x630px.jpg","pageUrl":"/content/mercer/north-america/us/en/our-thinking/healthcare/upcoming-rx-reporting.html","kickerTitle":"Price Transparency","authorTagId":["Steven Schinderle"],"publishDate":"Sep 15 2022","description":"The first step for employers is to evaluate each point solution separately, with the assistance of legal counsel, to determine whether the point solution’s costs can be excluded from reporting","otherTagsId":[]},{"title":"Updated CMS Instructions Limit Rx Reporting for Wellness Services","articleTag":"Health Law \u0026 Policy","imageURL":"/content/dam/mercer/assets/brand-images/supporting-photography/GettyImages-1198253719-colleague-sharing-ipad-with-colleague-1200x630px.jpg","pageUrl":"/content/mercer/north-america/us/en/our-thinking/healthcare/updated-cms-instructions-limit-rx-reporting-for-wellness-services.html","kickerTitle":"RxDC reporting","authorTagId":["Steven Schinderle"],"publishDate":"Sep 08 2022","description":"CMS made a number of updates to the instructions for a new prescription drug reporting mandate. The updates include clarification on which wellness services must be reported. ","otherTagsId":[]},{"title":"Did You Know The New Rx Reporting Includes Wellness Programs?","articleTag":"Health Law \u0026 Policy","imageURL":"/content/dam/mercer/assets/brand-images/supporting-photography/GettyImages-668642838-1200x630.jpg","pageUrl":"/content/mercer/north-america/us/en/our-thinking/healthcare/did-you-know-the-new-rx-reporting-includes-wellness-programs.html","kickerTitle":"Health law \u0026 policy","authorTagId":["Steven Schinderle"],"publishDate":"Jun 09 2022","description":"A new prescription drug reporting mandate requires group health plans and health insurers to report other medical costs, including wellness services as a subcategory of total annual healthcare spending. Our compliance pros share what you need to know","otherTagsId":[]},{"title":"OSHA\u0027s Vaccine and Testing Guidance: Your Top 5 Questions Answered ","articleTag":"Coronavirus","imageURL":"/content/dam/mercer/assets/brandimages/GettyImages-1226005970-1200x630.jpg","pageUrl":"/content/mercer/north-america/us/en/our-thinking/healthcare/oshas-vaccine-and-testing-guidance-your-top-5-questions-answered.html","kickerTitle":"Coronavirus ","authorTagId":["Steven Schinderle"],"publishDate":"Nov 04 2021","description":"Weighing in at 490 pages, OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard spells out in detail the rules employers are expected to follow to ensure worksite safety and accelerate the pace of vaccination in the US. In this post, our compliance experts comb throug","otherTagsId":[]},{"title":"EEOC Proposes Wellness Program Changes","articleTag":"Well-being \u0026 Lifestyle Benefits","imageURL":"/content/dam/mercer/assets/brandimages/GettyImages-1213338960-1200x630.jpg","pageUrl":"/content/mercer/north-america/us/en/our-thinking/healthcare/eeoc-proposes-wellness-program-changes.html","kickerTitle":"Wellbeing","authorTagId":["Steven Schinderle"],"publishDate":"Jan 14 2021","description":"Under the new proposed wellness program rules employers would not be permitted to offer more than de minimis incentives for completion of health risk assessments or biometric screenings. ","otherTagsId":[]},{"title":"Do Benefits Continue During Furloughs? It’s a Matter of Plan Interpretation","articleTag":"Health Law \u0026 Policy","imageURL":"/content/dam/mercer/assets/content-images/north-america/united-states/us-healthcare-news/GettyImages-874867520.jpg","pageUrl":"/content/mercer/north-america/us/en/our-thinking/healthcare/do-benefits-continue-during-furloughs-its-a-matter-of-plan-interpretation.html","kickerTitle":"COVID-19","authorTagId":["Steven Schinderle"],"publishDate":"Mar 26 2020","description":"One of employers’ many considerations in weighing decisions about furloughs or layoffs is the impact on benefits coverage. Mercer’s Steven Schinderle walks you through the consequences -- and options -- under each scenario. ","otherTagsId":[]}]