Health Plans and Insurers Must Submit First Gag Clause Attestations by End of Year
Health care plans must submit gag clause attestations by December 31, 2023, per the 2020 federal prohibition of gag clauses. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (the "Departments") issued FAQs on the prohibition of gag clauses under the transparency provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). As outlined in the FAQs, plans and issuers must annually submit an attestation of compliance with the CAA’s prohibition of gag clauses to the…