ERIC is working with Congress to address the worsening mental health crisis. ERIC provided comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance regarding their request on the best policies to enhance mental and behavioral health care and substance use disorder care for all Americans.
Miscellaneous Archives:
Biosimilars Provide Cost-Savings to Patients
This week is Global Biosimilars Week. Biosimilars are lower cost, therapeutically equivalent versions of biologics.
Lawmakers Must Act to Expand Opportunities for Workers to Save for Retirement
ERIC continues to work with lawmakers to expand opportunities for workers and optimize resources for retirement savings. Today, ERIC submitted a statement to the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging for its hearing titled “A Financially Secure Future: Building a Stronger Retirement System for All Americans.”
Congress Can Help Improve Employee Mental Health Now
The pandemic put Americans under immense emotional pressure. Many people with pre-existing mental health and substance use disorders struggled to cope, while countless Americans with no previous history suffered the onset of distressing symptoms.
ERIC Supports IRS Pension Overpayment Guidance, Urges Additional Flexibility for Plan Sponsors
ERIC provided feedback to the IRS on Revenue Procedure 2021-30, which sets the IRS’s latest guidance regarding its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System
New Surprise Medical Billing Rules Protect Patients From Predatory Practices
For far too long, Americans have been preyed upon by unscrupulous practice in the health industry. The new surprise billing rules will protect patients from these unfair bills while helping to keep health care costs under control.
IRS & Treasury Should Act to Make Remote Notarization for Retirement Plans a Permanent Solution
ERIC is requesting the U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS allow for the permanent use of remote notarization for retirement plans.
Andy Banducci to Lead ERIC’s Retirement & Paid Leave Advocacy Efforts
Andy Banducci as the new Senior Vice President of Retirement and Compensation Policy. He will lead ERIC’s efforts to develop and advocate for retirement, compensation, and paid leave public policies priorities for ERIC member companies at the federal, state, and local levels.
Surprise Billing Final Rule Must Provide Real Protection for Patients
It is vital that the final rule allows the No Surprise Act to be implemented as Congress intended, while also safeguarding patients from surprise medical bills, lowering costs, and strengthening employer-sponsored health insurance for millions of Americans and their families.
Ninth Circuit Fails to Protect Employer-Sponsored Health Care
The ERISA Industry Committee is extremely disappointed that the Ninth Circuit has declined en banc review of our lawsuit against the City of Seattle’s health care mandate.