Broker Regulation

Brigade Capital Management, the holder of a 5.8 percent stake in Kindred Healthcare Inc., said it opposes the takeover because the price is too low.

According to the EEOC, a new wellness regulations draft will be available in August of 2018; final rules will likely take till October of 2019.

In light of the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, calls for repeal of the Cadillac Tax on high-cost health plans are growing louder and more urgent.

Among the changes in the final tax bill are the repeal of some business deductions, such as some parking and transportation benefits and some entertainment expenses.

The IRS is once again giving insurers and self-insured employer health plans 30 extra days to get Form 1095-B and Form 1095-C coverage notices to the enrollees, former enrollees, and other people who are supposed to receive the forms.

Senator Claire McCaskill is going after Anthem on its policy to deny payment for emergency room treatments that are later determined not to have been an emergency.