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The federal government confirmed May 11, 2023, as the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Our Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Optum Rx has been planning for this change and reviewing recent guidance from the government agencies on how

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announces that the Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and

CMS has released updated RxDC Reporting Instructions for the 2022 Reference Year. These updated instructions will apply to the 2022 calendar year reporting, due June 1, 2023. According to the updated instructions document, the most significant

At the beginning of this year, we partnered with Proactive MD to launch Proactive Total Care, a new type of Direct Primary Care health plan. Designed to optimize employee population health and impact total cost of care, this partnership pairs PAI’s

TCCBA.com is now redirecting to PAIsc.com. If you need historical claims information, you can still visit the secure portal for claims filed with TCC. Contact us if you have any questions.

On December 29, 2022, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA 2023) was enacted. In addition to other measures, this law includes a two-year extension of telehealth coverage flexibility for HSA compliant high deductible health plans. This is the

In late December 2022, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA23). This event should trigger the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to publish additional information

On Monday, January 30, the Administration informed Congress that it intends to end both the public health emergency and national emergency declarations for COVID-19 on May 11. The information came in the form of a statement of administration policy

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) updated the preventive services for women, effective for non-grandfathered group health plans for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2023. These Health Care Reform (ACA/PPACA) requirements

The bill HR 8594, entitled the “Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act.” raises concerns because its impact on how claims are handled/covered for dialysis services. Although the issue will likely return next Congress, it appears to be less