Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$312,517

Activities

2

Lobbyists

6

Gov't Entities

17

Filing Information
Filing UUID:
5580dec3-0c44-46ed-b074-cb705757e3cd
Type:
Q3 - 3rd Quarter - Report
Period:
2023 - 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)
Date Posted:
October 19, 2023 at 5:07 PM
Income:
$0
Expenses:
$312,517
Expense Method:
C
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  • Posted By: Jill H. Randolph
Registrant
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL

Alliance of companies seeking repeal of the 40% excise tax on health plans

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
Client
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
District of Columbia, United States of America
Lobbying Activities (2)
Activity 1
Health Issues

LEGISLATIVE DRUG PRICING. Drug pricing, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), drug cost transparency and competition, rebates, biosimilars, Rx drug supply chain, claw backs and medical management, litigation to overturn ERISA preemption in states and in Congress, Lower Costs and More Transparency, HR 5378, Health Care Price Transparency Act HR 4822, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act S. 127 MENTAL HEALTH. Mental Health Coverage by Private Sector Employer-Provided plans, substance use disorders, provider networks, network tiers, provider shortages, mental health data, ghost networks, treatment limitations, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act S. 2433 HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) high deductible health plan expansion, HSAs and telehealth, HSAs and chronic disease management, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act HR 5866, HSA Modernization Act HR 5687 HEALTH CARE PRICE TRANSPARENCY. Price transparency for Rx drugs, hospitals, out-patient providers, health insurers, mandatory reporting for health-related ownership information, clinical diagnostic laboratory tests, Transparency in Health Care HR 4509, Transparency in Coverage Act HR 4507, The PATIENT Act HR 3561, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act HR 5378, Transparency in Billing Act HR 4509, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act HR 4508, Health Care Price Transparency Act HR 4822 SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLING. Hospital billing, hospital consolidation and its impact on health care costs, anti-competitive pricing, site-neutral payment systems TELEHEALTH EXPANSION. Making telehealth benefits permanent for employer plans; licensing of providers across state lines, Telehealth Expansion Act S. 1001 / HR 1843, Telehealth Benefit Expansion For Workers Act HR 824 PAID LEAVE. Bipartisan Paid Leave Coalition in the House of Representatives ERISA PREEMPTION. Uniformity of rules applicable to private sector ERISA plans REGULATORY HEALTH CARE PRICE TRANSPARENCY, PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS AND SITE NEUTRAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS. 88 Fed. Reg. 49552, Comment letter to CMS dated September 11, 2023 MENTAL HEALTH PARITY. 88 Fed. Reg. 51552, Webinar with DOL speaker on Mental Health Parity September 11, 2023 FIXED INDEMNITY HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS. 88 Fed. Reg 44596, Short-term, Limited Duration, Independent Non-coordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage; and Tax Treatment of Certain Accident and Health Insurance. Comment letter to the tri-agencies dated September 11, 2023

Lobbyists (5)
  • DIANN HOWLAND
  • JAMES KLEIN
  • JILL RANDOLPH
  • ILYSE SCHUMAN
  • KATHRYN JOHNSON
Government Entities (10)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • ... and 5 more
Activity 2
Retirement

LEGISLATIVE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND ROTH CATCH-UP DELAY. SECURE 2.0 technical corrections, delay of effective date of Roth Catch-up provision and guidance AUTO RE-ENROLLMENT. Automatic retirement plan re-enrollment, S. 2512, July 24, 2023, letter of support to sponsors Sens. Kaine and Cassidy ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE. Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) factors in retirement plan investments, HR 5339, HR 5337, HR 5340, HR 5338, HR 4008 MINIMUM PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. Retirement plan minimum participation requirements DE-RISKING. Pension Plan De-risking, annuities, lump sum distributions RETIREE HEALTH PLANS. Retiree health plans, excess assets, Section 401(h) accounts SEC PROPOSALS AFFECTING RETIREMENT PLANS. Predictive Data Analytics, Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing RETIREMENT PLAN BROKERAGE WINDOWS. Brokerage window investment options offered by retirement plans and whether there is a duty to monitor investments inside a brokerage window DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS. Defined Benefit Plans, e.g., overfunded plans, PBGC premiums CITs FOR 403(b) PLANS. Collective Investment Trusts and separate accounts for Section 403(b) charities and educational entities, HR 3063 LITIGATION. Litigation and enforcement affecting retirement plans, including pleading standards STATE PLANS. ERISA preemption, state retirement plan mandatory Roth IRA plans covering private sector employers REGULATORY ROTH CATCH-UP DELAY. SECURE 2.0 Section 603 Roth Catch-up Delay transition period SECURE 2.0 GUIDANCE. SECURE 2.0 Guidance, Roth Catch-up contributions, overpayments of benefits, IRC Section 420 transfers, pension-linked emergency savings, student loan, SEP and SIMPLE Roth IRAs, start-up credits, safe harbor for corrections, ERISA notices and disclosures, annual funding notice, pension risk transfer, lost and found registry etc. RMDs. Retirement Plan Required Minimum Distributions FIDUCIARY RULE. Re-proposal of Retirement Plan Fiduciary rule ERISA NOTICES AND DISCLOSURES. Retirement plan notices and disclosures and response to EBSA RFI, e.g., paper benefit statements, notices for unenrolled participants, elimination of certain notices, consolidation of certain notices, pooled employer plans, annual funding notice, 88 Fed. Reg. 54511 PENSION PLAN DE-RISKING. Report by DOL on Defined Benefit Pension Plan De-risking in consultation with the ERISA Advisory Council CAMT. Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (15% Tax) application to defined benefit pension plans and certain other employee benefit plans PREDICTIVE DATA ANALYTICS, and OPEN-END LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND SWING PRICING. Predictive Data Analytics by Broker- Dealers and Investment Advisors, Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing, 88 Fed. Reg. 53960, 87 Fed. Reg 77172 RETIREMENT PLAN AUDITS. Audits for missing participants, cybersecurity standards for audits and duration of audits SPIN OFFS. Retirement Plan spin-off and funding rules

Lobbyists (4)
  • DIANN HOWLAND
  • MS. LYNN DIEHL DUDLEY
  • JAMES KLEIN
  • JILL RANDOLPH
Government Entities (7)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • Treasury, Dept of
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
  • ... and 2 more

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