5, 2025 In May, applicable large employers were focused on RxDC reporting, due in June, and the PCORI filing, due in July. The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury jointly announced a pause in enforcement of the 2024 Final Rule implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), and a federal court blocked the EEOC's mandate of accommodations for elective abortions. The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and will be considered by the Senate. The IRS Released 2026 cost-of-living adjustments for HSAs, HDHPs, and EBHRAs.

May 21, 2025 On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (IRS) (collectively, "the Departments") issued an anticipated nonenforcement policy regarding the 2024 Final Rule implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). This follows a legal challenge to the 2024 Final Rule filed in January 2025 by the ERISA Industry Committee and is part of a broader regulatory review by the Administration. While this news is welcome relief for plan sponsors of group health plans, the nonenforcement policy merely simplifies and does not eliminate entirely the requirement for conducting a comparative analysis.

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