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Substance Use Disorder Benefits Now Included Under Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of
Background: On October 3, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Contained within this...
Oct 5, 2009


PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICING AND THE FIRST DATABANK SETTLEMENT
The Issue At-a-Glance By now, you’ve probably heard that First DataBank (FDB), the prescription drug industry’s largest publisher of...
Aug 2, 2009
Introduction to Family Income to Respond to Significant Transactions Act and Healthy Families Act
Mid-June the House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on workforce protections met with various organizations to hear the pros...
Jul 13, 2009


IRS Releases 2010 Limits on Deductible Contributions to HSAs
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health...
Jul 1, 2009
Expanded Coverage for Adult Children Up to Age 30 in Pennsylvania
June 10, 2009 marked the enactment of Senate Bill 189, also known as Act 4 of 2009. This bill, signed by Governor Edward G. Rendell,...
Jun 24, 2009


CMS Publishes Medicare Part D Parameters For 2010
On April 6, 2009 the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2010 Medicare...
May 17, 2009
Proposed Regulations on GINA’s Employment NondiscriminationRequirements Have Been Issued By the EEO
In March 2009, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed regulations on the Genetic Information...
May 12, 2009


HIPAA RULE CHANGES WITHIN THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009
Introduction: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) contains funding for Health Information Technology (HIT) and...
May 10, 2009
New Jersey Mandate: Grace’s Law is Now in Effect
Named after Grace Gleba of Warren County, New Jersey, the Governor signed Grace’s Law the later part of 2008. This legislation requires...
May 5, 2009
IT MAY BE TIME TO REGISTER YOUR COMPANY WITH THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
Pursuant to Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program Extension Act of 2007 (“MMSEA”) (P.L....
Apr 22, 2009
Disposal of Private Health Information Update
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a new set of updates regarding the handling of an employer's Private Health...
Apr 9, 2009
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
February 4, 2009 marked the effective date of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009. While the...
Mar 16, 2009
ARRA’S IMPACT ON COBRA
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009. Although...
Feb 26, 2009