The Phia Group Blog

By: Andrew Silverio, Esq. Entering year three of this pandemic with no clear end in sight, there is still a good deal of uncertainty surrounding who should ultimately be responsible for the expense of some COVID-19 treatment.  Followers of our…

By: Kaitlyn MacLeod, Esq. The DOL has just released the long anticipated MHPAEA Report to Congress, outlining the key enforcement results for this past year relating to the NQTL Comparative Analysis requirement under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021….

By: Ron E. Peck, Esq. People (especially politicians) refer to “healthcare,” when in fact they are referencing health insurance.  When they talk about the cost of healthcare, they don’t mean how much a provider charges for the care they provide. …

By: Micah D. Iberosi-Parnell, Esq.   The long-term struggle over the price of health care services between providers and payers is a tale as old as time. On one side, providers want to preserve the status quo, fee-for-service payment (FFS)…

By: Kaitlyn MacLeod, Esq. Mental Health Parity continues to be a priority for DOL compliance – and should be on every plan’s wish list this Holiday Season to have in case the DOL or a plan participant requests for a…

By: Andrew Silverio, Esq. With a troubling portion of Americans still unwilling to protect themselves and others against COVID-19, many employers are looking at ways to both protect themselves from the expenses associated with COVID-19 infection amongst the unvaccinated and…