Presidential Administration and Employee Benefits

Washington Legislative Update

Discover the key issues and players that are driving legislative and regulatory initiatives that impact your plans and plan participants. Walk away with actionable takeaways to keep your plan in compliance and strategically plan for the future. Engage with experts, insiders and your fellow peers as you learn best practices, solutions and the latest issues that will affect your plans. If you're in a leadership position and you are responsible for plan compliance, oversight and sustainability, this is a must-attend conference.

Rx Changes: New Laws and Future Impacts to Prescription Drugs

The last few weeks have brought a number of significant changes related to prescription drugs and how they are covered under multiemployer and single-employer health plans. These include new proposed pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) disclosure regulations from January 2026 (the Proposed Regulations); the new Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 law (CAA 2026), signed into law on February 3, 2026; the new TrumpRx website, which launched February 5, 2026; and a February 2026 Federal Trade Commission settlement with a major PBM, Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI). That settlement could preview a fundamental change in the PBM industry.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Benefits Provisions and Plan Impacts

On July 4, President Trump signed into law a budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1, often referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB)). This bill includes most of the Trump administration’s legislative priorities, including extending expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), spending reductions, Medicaid reforms, enhanced energy production incentives, increased defense and border spending, and an increase in the debt ceiling.

Join our panel as they provide an overview of the key benefits-related provisions of OBBB, including changes to health savings accounts (HSAs), fringe benefits, executive compensation and to create new tax-preferred “Trump Accounts” for children.