AGG Talks: Solving Employers’ Problems

Health Plan Premium Surcharges for the Unvaccinated: Are They Legal and How Do They Work?

September 08, 2021 Arnall Golden Gregory LLP Season 1 Episode 4
AGG Talks: Solving Employers’ Problems
Health Plan Premium Surcharges for the Unvaccinated: Are They Legal and How Do They Work?
Show Notes

In this episode, AGG Employment partners Ashley S. Kelly and Theresa Y. Kananen and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation of counsel Tia L. Martarella discuss a strategy that many employers feel may encourage employees to receive the coronavirus vaccine and reduce health plan costs: health plan premium surcharges. The discussion includes an overview of the (many) rules and regulations governing health plan premium surcharges, as well as potential legal roadblocks.