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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,...
Feb 7, 2023
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...
Jun 3, 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...
Mar 8, 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...
Jan 15, 2021
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...
Mar 6, 2020
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...
Dec 21, 2018
Obtaining and Using an HPID
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) require that...
Oct 22, 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...
Sep 29, 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:...
Mar 7, 2014
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...
Oct 20, 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...
Aug 22, 2013
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...
Aug 8, 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...
Jan 3, 2011
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...
Jul 13, 2010
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