Fall 2021 Spotlight on Benefits Newsletter Now Available
The Fall 2021 Spotlight on Benefits newsletter is now available.
This issue provides information on the No Surprises Act, beginning January 1, 2022, which provides you with significant protections from surprise billings charged by non-network providers in three situations:
- Emergency services provided at a non-network facility,
- Services/items provided by a non-network provider at a network facility, or
- Non-network emergency air ambulance services.
The No Surprises Act also improves medical price transparency. This article provides details on this important act.
Also included in this issue is notice of an increase in the minimum earnings threshold for the Health Plan’s Choice and Premier Choice Plans to $37,000 and $120,000, respectively, for Earning Periods beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
IN THIS ISSUE:
- No Surprises Act: New Law Protects You From Certain Surprise Medical Bills and Improves Price Transparency
- All-Inclusive Out-of-Pocket Limits Increase, Effective January 1, 2022 as Established Under the Affordable Care Act
- Enroll in Direct Deposit to Ensure Same-Day Basic Pension Plan Benefit Payments
- The Return to Normal: Make Time for the Routine Care You Might Have Missed
- Minimum Earnings Threshold for Coverage in the Health Plan’s Choice and Premier Choice Plans Adjusted for Earning Periods Beginning on or after January 1, 2022
- Flu Season is Approaching. Schedule Your Annual Vaccination.
- Contribution Rate and Pension Plans Allocation Formula Changes, Effective July 1, 2019 for Employers Not Subject to Master Agreements
