ERIC’s comments focused on the safeguards and the cost-savings the Interim Final Rule will provide patients. ERIC highlighted how the design of the independent dispute resolution process and use of an external review would protect employer-sponsored health insurance and lower premiums by up to one percent.
Miscellaneous Archives:
Telehealth Expansion Act Makes Telehealth Affordable for More Americans
The ERISA Industry Committee applauds Representatives Susie Lee and Michelle Steel for their leadership in working to expand first-dollar coverage of telehealth services for employees enrolled in a high deductible health plan.
Congress Must Address Need for Access to Quality Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Treatments
Today, a group of eight organizations representing employers and health insurance providers sent a letter to Congress focusing on the importance of access to quality, affordable treatment for mental health and substance use disorders.
ERIC Supports New Legislation to Expand Retirement Opportunities for Americans
ERIC applauds the introduction of the Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement (RISE) Act (H.R. 5891). The bipartisan legislation would help employers efficiently deliver valuable retirement benefits.
Large Employers Ready to Work with Lawmakers on Expanding Access to Mental Health Care
The ERISA Industry Committee applauds Senators Cassidy and Murphy for taking an active lead in addressing the need to update federal mental health care and substance use disorder programs and expand their access.
ERIC Supports Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
The ERISA Industry Committee applauds Senators Mike Braun and Tammy Baldwin for introducing the Healthy Competition for Better Care Act and providing a pathway to high-value health care options for patients.
Access to Safe, Cost-Efficient Mental & Behavioral Health Care is Achievable with the Help of Congress
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.
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.