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EBSA at a Glance

  • Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part II
    • Amendment to the Calendar Year 2023 Federal IDR Process Fee Guidance
    • Initial Report on the Independent Dispute Resolution Process: April 15 – September 30, 2022
    • Final Rule (Downcoding Disclosure and IDR Process)
    • Affordable Care Act Implementation FAQs Part 55
    • Fact Sheet
    • Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Process Status Update
    • News release
    • Memorandum Regarding Continuing Surprise Billing Protections for Consumers
    • Interim Final Rule with Request for Comments
    • Petition Process for Certification of IDR Entities
    • News release
    • Calendar Year 2022 Federal IDR Process Fee Guidance
    • CMS External Review Guidance Regarding State Process
    • Information collection documents associated with Federal independent dispute resolution process requirements
      1. Paperwork Reduction Act Supporting Statement for Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Process
      2. Open Negotiation Period Notice
      3. Notice of IDR Initiation
      4. Notice of IDR Entity Selection
      5. Notice of Agreement on an Out-of-Network Rate
      6. Notice of Offer
      7. IDR Certification Application
      8. Petition for Certification Denial or Revocation
      9. Monthly IDR Entity Reporting Requirements
      10. Request for Extension Due to Extenuating Circumstances
      11. Certified IDR Entity Written Determination
    • Information collection documents associated with external review requirements
      1. Paperwork Reduction Act Supporting Statement for DOL-Only External Review ICR
  • Prescription Drug and Health Care Spending
    • FAQs Part 56
    • Prescription Drug Data Collection (RxDC) FAQs
    • RxDC reporting instructions
    • RxDC templates and data dictionary
    • RxDC drug name and therapeutic class crosswalk
    • Interim Final Rule
    • News Release
    • HHS Fact Sheet
  • Agency Results Fiscal Year 2022
    • Fact Sheet
    • News Release
  • Qualified Professional Asset Manager Exemption
    • Notice of Hearing Transcript Posting and Closing of the Reopened Comment Period
    • Hearing Transcript
    • Hearing Agenda
    • Supplemental Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Proposed Amendment
    • Comment Period Extension and Hearing Notice
    • News Release
    • Proposed Amendment
    • News Release
    • Public Comments
  • 2022 Form 5500 Series
    • Forms and Instructions
    • News Release
  • Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights
    • Final Rule
    • Fact Sheet
    • News Release
    • Proposed Rule
    • Fact Sheet
    • News Release
    • Public Comments
  • Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program Updates
    • Proposed Rule
    • Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-51
    • News Release
  • Advanced Explanation of Benefits
    • Request for Information: Advanced Explanation of Benefits and Good Faith Estimate for Covered Individuals
  • Proposed Amendments to the Prohibited Transaction Exemption Filing and Processing Procedures
    • Hearing Transcript
    • Hearing Agenda
    • Written Requests to Testify at Public Hearing
    • Notice of Hearing and Reopening of Comment Period
    • Extension of Comment Period
    • News Release
    • Proposed Rule
    • News Release
    • Public Comments
  • Independence Requirement for Accountants Auditing Employee Benefit Plans
    • Interpretive Bulletin
    • News Release
  • Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part I
    • Final Rule (Downcoding Disclosure and IDR Process)
    • Fact Sheet
    • News release
    • Interim Final Rule with Request for Comments
    • Model Notice
    • HHS Guidance on Model Notice
    • Fact Sheet for Consumers
    • Fact Sheet for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers
    • HHS News Release
  • Preventive Services Requirements for Contraceptive Coverage
    • Affordable Care Act Implementation FAQs Part 54
  • Letter from Secretaries Becerra, Yellen and Walsh on the ACA Contraceptive Coverage Requirement
  • Annual Information Return/Reports
    • Final Form Revisions
    • News Release
  • Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files
    • Affordable Care Act Implementation FAQs Part 53
  • Cryptocurrency
    • Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01
    • News Release
  • Six Dodd-Frank Final Amendments to Class Exemptions
    • Final Amendments
    • News Release
  • Possible Agency Actions to Protect Life Savings and Pensions from Threats of Climate-Related Financial Risk
    • Request for Information
    • News release
    • Public Comments
  • Coverage of COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing
    • Affordable Care Act Implementation FAQs Part 52
  • Provider Nondiscrimination
    • Listening Session Transcript
    • Announcement of Listening Session
  • 2022 MHPAEA Report to Congress
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    • FY2021 Enforcement Fact Sheet
    • Appendix
    • News Release
  • How To Get Your At-Home-Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Test For Free
    • FAQs
  • COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing and Coverage of Preventive Services
    • Affordable Care Act Implementation FAQs Part 51
  • Group Health Plan Service Provider Disclosures Under ERISA Section 408(b)(2)(B)
    • Temporary Enforcement Policy - Field Assistance Bulletin 2021-03
    • News Release
  • 2021 Form M-1 and Instructions
  • Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees
    • Field Assistance Bulletin 2021-02
    • News Release
    • New Fiduciary Advice Exemption FAQs
    • Choosing the Right Person to Give You Investment Advice FAQs
    • Questions to Ask an Investment Advice Provider
    • News Release
  • Rapid Coverage of Preventive Services for Coronavirus and HIPAA Nondiscrimination and Wellness Programs
    • Affordable Care Act Implementation FAQs Part 50
  • Proposed SECURE Act and Related Revisions to the Form 5500
    • Proposed Rule
    • Notice of Proposed Form Revisions
    • Fact Sheet
    • News Release
    • Public Comments
  • Requirements Related to Air Ambulance Services, Agent and Broker Disclosures, and Provider Enforcement
    • Proposed Rule
  • No Surprises Act Implementation
    • Affordable Care Act Implementation FAQs Part 49
  • Coverage of Preventive Services
    • Affordable Care Act Implementation FAQs Part 48
  • Pension Benefit Statements - Lifetime Income Illustrations
    • Temporary Implementing FAQs – Interim Final Rule
    • Interim Final Rule
    • Fact Sheet
    • News Release
    • Public Comments
  • Coverage of Preventive Services
    • Affordable Care Act Implementation FAQs Part 47
  • Special Financial Assistance - Multiemployer Plans
    • U.S. Department of Labor Statement on PBGC "Special Financial Assistance" Interim Final Rule for Eligible Multiemployer Plans | Printer Friendly Version
    • PBGC Interim Final Rule
  • Reporting on Pharmacy Benefits and Prescription Drug Costs
    • Request for Information
    • News Release
    • Public Comments
  • Cybersecurity
    • Cybersecurity Program Best Practices
    • Tips for Hiring a Service Provider with Strong Security Practices
    • Online Security Tips
    • News Release
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