This article was published on August 4, 2025 on thereminder.com, written by Tyler Garnet (tgarnet@thereminder.com). Photo Credit: ChicopeeTV and used here. Mayor John Vieau (left) and Marc Criscitelli (right) from HUB International discuss and present health insurance rates in Chicopee. CHICOPEE — The City Council hosted a special meeting on July 29 to discuss the [...]
Congress passes the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and President Trump signed it into law on July 4th 2025. The final bill includes several provisions aimed at expanding access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and increasing the annual contribution limit for Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). HSA Provisions HSA Funds for Direct Primary Care [...]
The 2024 final rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), issued by the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury, introduced significant changes to mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits. While these rules generally apply to group health plans for plan years beginning on or [...]
We're excited to share that we’ve recently made changes to our Medicare D actuarial valuation offerings by partnering with a new actuary, Lewis & Ellis (https://lewisellis.com/). Our collaboration with Lewis & Ellis is specifically designed for Medicare Part D valuations — now available at a competitive price. These services maintain the high level of accuracy [...]
Recently, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2025-19, which outlines the 2026 inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts and compatible High Deductible Health Plans. Adjusted amounts include HDHP calendar year minimum deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, and the annual HSA contribution limits. Additionally, the annual adjustment for the ACA out-of-pocket limit was also released. 2026 2025 Change ACA [...]
We have important information regarding Massachusetts payor surcharges and the MA Managed Care Organization Payor Assessment Notice. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in accordance with statutory changes that were included in its fiscal year 2025 budget, terminated the Health Safety Net surcharge program for payments to acute hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers on January 1, 2025. [...]
On March 5th, 2025, a blog was published as a legislative alert on Senate Bill 10. Below is an update from Diversified Group as of March 13th, 2025. Diversified Group wanted to provide the latest developments regarding the ongoing discussions in the Connecticut Insurance and Real Estate Committee. The committee has been meeting to vote [...]
Senate Bill 10 is facing a public hearing on Thursday, March 6th from 10am at the state Capitol. This bill will drive up health insurance costs for employers in Connecticut. Anyone with self-funded cases in Connecticut should read the legislative alert from the CBIA below as well as the article that follows. SB 10 is [...]
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) requires that Group Health Plans report various information about their prescription drug costs and spending. The government calls the data submission of information on prescription drugs and spending the “”RxDC Report”. The government will use the data to provide insight into increased spending on prescription drugs with reporting on rebates, [...]
Before December 31, 2024, self-insured plan sponsors are required to file a gag clause attestation with CMS using the HIOS system. For self-insured clients, uploading the attestation is a plan sponsor responsibility under the Consolidated Appropriations Act. However, Diversified Group will submit the attestations to CMS on behalf of our clients in time to meet the [...]
