Jenny Gartman, CEBS

Senior Content & Information Specialist at the International Foundation; Favorite Foundation Member Service: Toolkits Benefits Topics That Interest Her Most: Mental health and retirement security Personal Insight: Jenny likes spending time with family, knitting, reading memoirs and going for walks around the neighborhood.

The writer has 101 posts

Mental Health Parity: Four Compliance Documents to Reference During Period of Nonenforcement for the 2024 Final Rule

Jenny Gartman, CEBS
 

The Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury announced on May 15, 2025 that they will not enforce the portions of the 2024 final rule implementing the nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) comparative analyses requirements under the Mental Health Parity […]

2025 Employee Benefits Reporting and Disclosure Calendars

Jenny Gartman, CEBS
 

Plan sponsors and administrators are encouraged to reference these comprehensive calendars to stay on track in 2025. Health and Welfare Plans Retirement Plans Defined Contribution Plans Defined Benefit Plans If you thought this information was helpful, and you’re an International Foundation or […]

Mental Health Parity Pitfall to Avoid: Network Adequacy Data Part II

Jenny Gartman, CEBS
 

The Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)’s 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) report to Congress, issued January 17, 2025, addressed the enforcement approach to nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) for network adequacy and network composition. The […]

Mental Health Parity Pitfall to Avoid: Network Adequacy Data

Jenny Gartman, CEBS
 

The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requires group health plans that provide mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits to offer parity between coverage of physical health conditions and mental health conditions. The […]

Plan Sponsors Can Self-Correct Some Violations of ERISA—Here’s Where to Start 

Jenny Gartman, CEBS
 

The Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP) encourages employers and plan sponsors to voluntarily correct certain violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). For certain categories of eligible transactions, the Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) intends for […]