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Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers

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Revenue Ruling Issued on State PFML Payments and Benefits

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The IRS has released Revenue Ruling 2025-4, offering long-awaited guidance on federal tax treatment for state paid family and medical leave (PFML) programs, including income and...

Major PBM to Pass 100% of Rebates to Consumers

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Optum Rx, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) and subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, plans to pass all rebate drug discounts to consumers by 2028. This move aims to enhance transparency...

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Full Social Security Benefits Reinstated for Public Pension Retirees

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On January 5, 2025, then-President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law. This legislation eliminates the Social Security Governmental Pension Offset (GPO) and the...

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Trump Halts Federal Health Agencies' Communications, Withdraws from WHO

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The Trump administration has paused external communications and public appearances from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) until February 1, requiring all federal...

2025 Federal Poverty Levels Released, Affecting Pay-or-Play Rules

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) annually updates federal poverty levels (FPLs) to determine program eligibility. For 2025, the FPL is $15,650 for individuals in...

Trump Revokes Protections for Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

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On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump revoked Executive Order (EO) 13988, which was signed by former President Joe Biden in 2021 to combat discrimination based on gender identity...

CMS Maintains Creditable Coverage for 2025, New Method for 2026

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In April 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the Final Part D Redesign Program Instructions for calendar year 2025, followed by the Draft Instructions...

Opinion Letter Issued Regarding FMLA and State PFML Programs

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In Opinion Letter FMLA 2025-01-A, the U.S. Department of Labor clarified that state and local paid family and medical leave (PFML) is treated like paid disability and workers'...

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HIPAA Audit Program Resumes

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has updated its HIPAA enforcement website to announce the start of the 2024-25 HIPAA audit program. The program has been dormant...

FAQs Provide New Guidance on Gag Clause Attestation Requirement

2 minute readThe Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury (Departments) recently issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the implementation of several federal...