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News and Updates

Jul 30, 2010

Health Insurance Reform Law Aids Nursing Mothers

Most of the attention related to health insurance reform has been given to the area of employee benefit coverage, but there are other...

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Jul 29, 2010

Wellness Gets a Boost

Beginning in 2014, under the new health reform law employers can offer increased incentives to employees who participate in a wellness...

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Jul 23, 2010

No Automatic Form 5500 Filing Extension Granted

It has come to our attention that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will not grant an automatic extension of the Form 5500 deadline for...

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Jul 22, 2010

Reimbursement Restriction for Over-the-Counter Drugs

Under the new health reform law, over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are no longer qualified for purposes of distributions/reimbursements under...

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Jul 22, 2010

Determining Parity for Outpatient Benefits Under Mental Health Act

A new FAQ from the Department of Labor (DOL) on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) provides important...

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Jul 20, 2010

NJ Officials Issue 2011 Expected State Plan Benefit Increases

On July 14, 2010, the commissions that manage the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) and the School Employees' Health Benefits Program...

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Jul 19, 2010

DOL Releases Non-Subsidy COBRA Model Notices

A COBRA premium reduction subsidy was made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to eligible individuals who...

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Jul 16, 2010

Preventative Care Regulations Released

One of the provisions of the recently passed national health reform law stipulates that for new plans, preventive care must be covered at...

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Jul 15, 2010

HealthCare.gov Website Now Live

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has created an internet web portal called "HealthCare.gov" through which...

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Jul 14, 2010

Changes Proposed to HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issued new proposed rules to modify and strengthen the Health Insurance...

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Jul 8, 2010

DOL Issues Model Health Care Reform Notices

The Department of Labor (DOL) has published model notice documents that can be used to satisfy notice requirements under the Affordable...

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Jul 1, 2010

Early Retiree Reinsurance Applications Start June 29

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began accepting applications for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) on June...

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Jun 24, 2010

Patient’s Bill of Rights Regulations Released

On June 22, agencies of the federal government released interim final regulations setting forth the requirements for group health plans...

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Jun 23, 2010

Electronic Filing: Form 5500

Unless an exemption applies, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) requires the plan administrator of each separate ERISA...

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Jun 15, 2010

New York State Passes “Prior-Approval” Rate Increase Insurance Law

The New York State Insurance Department now has the authority to review and approve all health premium increases for insured plans before...

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Jun 15, 2010

Health Reform Grandfather Plan Rules Released

On Monday, June 14, 2010, health care reform interim rules gave much anticipated guidance on how and when insured and self-insured health...

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Jun 14, 2010

Health Care Reform – It’s Not Just Coming from Washington

While national health insurance reform has received all of the attention, states across the nation have been actively involved in passing...

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Jun 11, 2010

More Guidance Issued on the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a notice on a new recordkeeping system in support of the Early Retiree...

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Jun 7, 2010

NJ Local Finance Board Issues Notice Related to Employee Benefit Changes

On May 21, 2010 NJ P.L. 2010, Chapter 2 was enacted establishing, among other things, a minimum floor contribution requiring all public...

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Jun 3, 2010

Draft Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Application Available

Under the Affordable Care Act, employment-based plans that offer health benefits to early retirees and their spouses, surviving spouses...

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