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Aug 23, 2013
General Compliance Date for the HIPAA Final Rule Grows Near
September 23rd 2013 marks the general compliance enforcement date for the Final Rule of the Omnibus Health Insurance Portability and...
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Aug 14, 2013
Employers Still Required to Issue Exchange Notices by October 1st
One of the major elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) is the creation of various insurance Exchanges...
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Jul 22, 2013
MLR Rebate Deadline Approaching
August 1, 2013 will mark the second consecutive annual medical loss ratio (MLR) deadline. Health plan issuers, if required, must issue...
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Jul 10, 2013
Final Rules on Religious Organizations and Contraception Coverage
The Obama administration issued final rules addressing how healthcare reform’s contraceptive coverage mandate applies to religious...
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Jul 9, 2013
DOMA Decisions Impact on Welfare Plan Administration
The Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decisions struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which stated that...
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Jul 3, 2013
Pay or Play Employer Mandate Delayed One Year
The Obama Administration has announced a one-year delay before the PPACA employer mandate known as “pay or play” will begin. This is...
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Jun 6, 2013
PCOR Fees - Reporting and Preparation Process
Recently released guidance addresses the new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Trust Fund fee that group health plan sponsors...
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May 20, 2013
Exchanges: New Consumer Applications and the Employer Notice
In anticipation of the initial healthcare exchange (or Marketplace) open enrollment, which begins October 1, 2013, the agencies have...
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May 9, 2013
Affordability and Minimum Value Rules Released
The agencies have released new rules related to “affordability” and “minimum value” (MV) for employer-sponsored health coverage. The...
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May 2, 2013
Summary of Benefits and Coverage – Update Materials
The agencies have jointly issued another set of healthcare reform FAQs addressing changes to the summary of benefits and coverage (SBC)...
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