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In today’s challenging health care environment, nearly 30 million Americans suffering from various chronic and life-threatening illnesses are underinsured and have difficulty paying their out-of-pocket medical costs....more
Among other things, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”), commonly referred to as Obamacare, requires “large employers” to provide qualified health coverage for all of their full-time employees, or pay...more
Trade and professional associations that sponsor health plans for their members, and organizations participating in such plans, need to be aware of an important issue arising under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...more
The Winter/Spring 2013 edition of Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert's Legal Alert, featuring articles on the firm's tradition of community service, the Group Builders issue (insurance coverage for construction defects), and...more
Last week, the IRS issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“2013 Proposed Rule”) regarding the community health needs assessment (“CHNA”) requirement of 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(3) (added to the Internal Revenue Code by the...more
On April 5, the Treasury Department released proposed regulations that provide guidance on the community health needs assessment (“CHNA”) and other requirements for tax-exempt hospitals under section 501(r) of the Internal...more
On January 30, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the “Departments”) released proposed regulations regarding contraceptive coverage for employees of religious employers. This guidance is the...more
Last week, federal regulators released a Proposed Rule outlining accommodations for religious employers that object to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage mandate. The Proposed Rule expands the range of...more
The Affordable Care Act requires most health plans to cover certain women’s preventive services, including contraception, without charging a co-pay or deductible. On January 30, 2013, the Obama Administration released...more
Today HHS released proposed rules outlining how religious organizations that object to contraception on religious grounds can comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that non-grandfathered health plans cover...more
In Advisory Opinion 12-21, the OIG concluded that a Federally qualified health center’s offer of grocery store gift cards to capitated managed care patients would not constitute grounds for the imposition of sanctions under...more
This New Hampshire Public Radio Broadcast features Bernstein Shur Attorney Andru Volinsky. The on-going fight between the state of New Hampshire and one of the nation’s largest insurance risk pool managers is an...more
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Although the most significant changes for large employers are still to come, implementation of the Patent Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Public Law 111-148) is in full swing. Already, employers must offer nursing...more
In a letter dated November 15, 2012, the American Hospital Association (AHA) requested that the IRS update IRS Revenue Procedure 97-13 (Rev. Proc. 97-13) as part of its implementation of the Patient Protection Affordable Care...more
Overview - Matching the potential risks faced by a nonprofit organization with its insurance policies can be a challenge for even seasoned executives and in-house counsel. Policies often use confusing language, and the...more
In this presentation: - Understanding How D&O Insurance Fits - Matching Potential Risks with D&O Coverage - The Matchmakers - Identifying Potential Gaps in D&O Coverage - Satisfying Your D&O...more
Matching the potential risks faced by a nonprofit organization with its insurance policies can challenge even seasoned executives. Policies often employ arcane, confusing language. The diversity of nonprofit organizations...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued much-anticipated guidance regarding the application of the employer-sponsored health coverage mandate (often called the “play or pay rules” under health care reform). If a...more
Attorney Steven Getman reports that New York State enacted legislation today (July 18, 2012) that allows the creation of charitable organizations which could post up to $2,000 in bail for low-income defendants charged with...more
On June 22, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released for publication in the June 26 Federal Register a proposed rule implementing several of the new requirements for tax-exempt organizations imposed under Section...more
In its Thursday decision, the Supreme Court ruled by a narrow 5-4 majority that the individual mandate requiring 40 million uninsured citizens to either purchase health insurance or pay a large penalty was a constitutional...more
In this presentation: - Why We Need to Walk: Understanding a Nonprofit’s Need for Insurance - What Steps Are Available to Us: Assessing a Nonprofit’s Insurance Needs - Who Should Walk on Behalf of Us and for...more
Under new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements, providers enrolled in Medicare prior to March 25, 2011, must submit complete enrollment revalidation information within 60 days of a CMS request, or risk...more
Last August HHS revised the definition of preventative care that non-grandfathered plans must cover without cost-sharing to include all FDA approved forms of birth control. The new definition is effective for plan years that...more
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