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Feb 7, 2023

How the End of the COVID-19 Emergency Periods Will Impact Health Plans

The Biden Administration has announced its plan to end the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and National Emergency (NE) on May 11,...

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Jun 4, 2021

EEOC Issues New FAQs on COVID-19 Vaccine Programs and Incentives

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its COVID-19 frequently asked questions (FAQs) to address mandatory and...

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Mar 8, 2021

EEOC Vaccine Incentive Guidance and Withdrawal of Proposed Wellness Incentive Rules

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it is withdrawing its January 2021 proposed rules regarding...

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Jan 15, 2021

Public Health Emergency Extended to April 21, 2021

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has again extended the public health emergency (PHE) declared for the COVID-19...

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Mar 6, 2020

HIPAA Privacy and Coronavirus

In light of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

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Dec 21, 2018

Another Important Wellness Regulation Update for 2019

This is a follow up to our October Update addressing changes to wellness programs effective January 1, 2019. In that update we addressed...

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Oct 23, 2014

Obtaining and Using an HPID

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) require that...

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Sep 30, 2014

New Reference Guide for Obtaining HPIDs under HIPAA

Controlling health plans (CHPs), including employer sponsored self-insured health plans, are required to obtain health plan identifiers...

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Mar 7, 2014

HIPAA Electronic Transactions - Compliance, Certification, and Penalties

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a new proposed rule for public comment, “Administrative Simplification:...

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Oct 21, 2013

New – HIPAA Model Notice of Privacy Practices

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule gives individuals a fundamental right to adequate notice of...

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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 9, 2011

Wellness Incentives - Tax and Compliance Considerations

In an age of increased health risk awareness and ever-increasing health care costs, programs that promote wellness have become an...

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Jan 3, 2011

More Agency FAQs Issued on Health Care Reform

The agencies have jointly issued another set of FAQs (Part V) on the implementation of health care reform, mental health parity, and...

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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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May 13, 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...

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May 11, 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...

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