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President Signs Health Insurance Reform
At a ceremony at the White House yesterday, the President signed the Senate’s health insurance reform bill originally passed on December...
Mar 23, 2010
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Details Of The US House’s Health Insurance Amendments
As reported yesterday by Conner Strong, on Sunday March 21, in addition to approving the Senate health insurance reform bill, the US...
Mar 22, 2010
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US House Passes Health Reform Legislation
On Sunday, March 21, 2010 the US House of Representatives passed health care reform legislation by a vote of 219-212. The final votes...
Mar 21, 2010
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Additional Details On COBRA Subsidy Extension
Congress has passed and the President has signed the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (TEA) which includes important new changes to the...
Mar 15, 2010
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President Signs Federal COBRA Subsidy Extension
On March 2, 2010, the President signed into law the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 which provides a stopgap, 31-day extension of the 65%...
Mar 4, 2010
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Model Medicaid and CHIP Premium Assistance Notice Posted
The DOL has posted a model notice for employers to use regarding eligibility for premium assistance under Medicaid or CHIP (click here to...
Feb 17, 2010
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Electronic Filings Required For Forms 5500
Beginning January 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) converted to a total electronic...
Feb 15, 2010
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New Mental Health Parity Rules Released
Long awaited mental health parity regulations have been released outlining how employers can provide benefits at parity for mental health...
Feb 10, 2010
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Government Publishes Updated COBRA Model Notices
As we previously reported, Congress passed an extension of the Federal Subsidy of COBRA health insurance premiums for employees...
Jan 13, 2010
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Additional Details Regarding Amended COBRA Subsidy Law
As was previously reported by Conner Strong in a special alert, Congress has passed and the President has signed, the Fiscal Year 2010...
Dec 30, 2009
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Government Passes Federal COBRA Subsidy Expansion
Both the House and Senate approved a Defense Appropriations bill that included a provision extending the federal subsidy of COBRA for an...
Dec 22, 2009
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November 18, 2009Benefit Plans Need to Comply with Michelle’s Law, Grace’s Law & the Autism
There's been no shortage of news about healthcare reform lately, making it difficult to keep track of recently-enacted legislation. To...
Nov 18, 2009
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Update to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) mandates that certain entities offering prescription drug...
Oct 26, 2009
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Update to Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008
On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ("GINA"). GINA provides broad...
Oct 19, 2009
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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