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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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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
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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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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
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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
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