The outbreak period will end on July 10, 2023 - 60 days after the COVID national emergencies ended - so employers need to decide whether or not to revert to normal cost-sharing for coverage of COVID-19 tests and vaccines.
Whether via audit or some other review process, it's not uncommon for employers to discover that a plan failure has occurred, however, most errors are resolvable — and potentially without fees or penalties — under the right circumstances.
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