April 2026 Newsletter

The April 2026 NABIP-Dallas Newsletter focuses on educating, informing, and engaging insurance and employee benefits professionals. Its featured event is a Lunch & Learn on April 22 covering the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) and the expanded requirements for compensation disclosure, emphasizing transparency and compliance for brokers and consultants. The newsletter also provides a legislative update on congressional discussions surrounding healthcare costs, provider consolidation, physician reimbursement, Medicaid funding, price transparency, and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms, highlighting how these issues may affect employers, agents, and consumers. Additional sections encourage members to renew or reactivate their NABIP membership, volunteer for committees, participate in a national diversity and inclusion video campaign, enroll in the Registered Employee Benefits Consultant (REBC®) certification program, subscribe to legislative text alerts, complete a readership survey, support the Ken Martin Scholarship for students, and attend upcoming networking and industry events. The Washington Update highlights recent advocacy successes, including Medicare regulatory changes that reduce administrative burdens for agents, expanded educational opportunities, updated Marketplace guidance, and ongoing efforts to influence healthcare policy. Overall, the newsletter reinforces NABIP's mission of helping members stay compliant, informed, professionally developed, and actively involved in shaping the future of the health insurance and employee benefits industry.