House Passes Legislation to Improve HSAs

Legislation

The House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation that, among other things, purport to improve and “modernize†health savings accounts (“HSAsâ€).     While the bills call for significant changes to the current rules affecting HSAs, the specific details are very different.   Summary of Proposed Changes   H.R. 6199 would: Exclude a direct…

New Jersey Out-of-Network Bill

Legislation

On June 1, 2018, New Jersey Gov. Murphy passed the Out-of-Network Consumer Protection, Transparency, Cost Containment and Accountability Act (the “OON Actâ€). In general, the OON Act applies to emergency services and other care provided by out- of-network physicians in in-network settings (i.e. hospital-based physicians). It takes effect on September 1, 2018.   The Act…