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QUESTION: We’ve heard that the surprise medical billing requirements will impact how our company’s group health plan covers emergency services. But do the surprise medical billing requirements apply to any non-emergency services? ANSWER: A number of new patient protection mandates and disclosure requirements were included in legislation passed in December 2020, including surprise medical billing requirements for out-of-network emergency and non-emergency services.

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. Financial Inclusion: Banking in the Legal Cannabis Industry. The panel focused on the challenges of cannabis banking, including availability, compliance issues and whether the proposed Safe Banking Act will pass. The major problem that large banks face is not with the illegality of cannabis, but with the compliance costs. Large banks must file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) with each deposit from cannabis companies since they are considered high risk deposits, leading to significant in

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MAY 6, 2021

It’s been well reported in cryptocurrency circles that Damon Rowe, Executive Director at the IRS Office of Fraud Enforcement, unveiled “Operation Hidden Treasure” at a recent Federal Bar Association virtual tax conference. The long-time veteran of the IRS Criminal Investigation division explained that the office has put together a dedicated team of IRS criminal investigation professionals to work on this operation.

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MAY 6, 2021

Harmon v. Shell, 2021 WL 1232694 (S.D. Tex. 2021). A federal trial court has dismissed breach of fiduciary duty and related claims against a 401(k) plan recordkeeper that allegedly shared participant data with its affiliates for marketing purposes. The class action lawsuit asserted that the recordkeeper shared a wide range of information—including contact information, Social Security numbers, account balances, contribution and investment history, age, and marital status—with its affiliates so th

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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Coronavirus-Related Relief for Retirement Plans and IRAs Questions and Answers (Apr. 27, 2021). Available at [link]. The IRS has updated its Q&As regarding coronavirus-related relief for retirement plans by adding a new section about the partial termination relief provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021). Under that relief, a plan is not treated as having a partial termination—and thus is not required to fully vest accrued benefits—during any plan year which include

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PPACA; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022 and Pharmacy Benefit Manager Standards; Final Rule, 45 CFR Parts 147, 150, 153, 155, 156, 158, and 184, 86 Fed. Reg. 24140 (May 5, 2021); Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022 Final Rule Part Two Fact Sheet. Final Rule. Fact Sheet. HHS has released a second set of regulations with 2022 benefit and payment parameters and insurance market and Exchange-related final rules.

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