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Health Care Reform Update -- May 13, 2013

by Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Abby Matousek, Jeremy Rabinovitz | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/15/2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups...more

Capitol Report: Bill Revising Florida’s 2012 Captive Insurance Law Passed By 2013 Florida Legislature

by Kelly Cruz-Brown | Carlton Fields on 5/8/2013

Committee Substitute for House Bill 1191 (CS/HB 1191) makes several changes to Florida’s captive insurance law to remedy unintended consequences that may have resulted from the 2012 enactment of Committee Substitute for...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - May 6, 2013

by Mark Alderman | Cozen O'Connor on 5/7/2013

Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new proposed regulations on FY 2014 payment updates and regulatory policy changes for inpatient and long term care hospitals, skilled nursing facilitates,...more

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 4-19-13

by Avery T. Day, John D. Delahanty, Andrea Cianchette Maker | Pierce Atwood LLP on 4/22/2013

A quiet week in Augusta. The House and Senate did not meet and only five Committees met to work on legislation. When the Legislature returns next week, there will be less than two months to go until the statutory adjournment...more

Nonsubscriber Legislative Update

by Trek Doyle | Winstead PC on 4/16/2013

As we near the end of the regular session of the Texas legislature (May 27), we wanted to give you a quick update on the status of various proposed nonsubscriber-related bills. Similar measures to these have been proposed...more

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - February 13, 2013

by Mark Alderman | Cozen O'Connor on 2/13/2013

In the past week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an updated federal budget to account for new regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),...more

Massachusetts: Top 10 Issues in 2013 on Beacon Hill

by Steven A. Baddour, Daniel Connelly | McDermott Will & Emery on 12/13/2012

This article provides insight into some of the most pressing issues facing Massachusetts policymakers as the 2013–2014 legislative session approaches. With the November 2012 election behind us and the New Year upon us,...more

Health Care Reform: Post-Election PPACA Implementation: What Employers Should Be Thinking about for 2013

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 11/19/2012

President Obama has been reelected, and although there were some changes in Congress, the political make-up of the House and Senate remains the same, with Democrats controlling the Senate and Republicans controlling the House...more

The Outcome of the 2012 Elections and What it Means for Employers

by Harold P. Coxson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/16/2012

The 2012 presidential and congressional elections are finally over, probably much to the relief of an exhausted electorate and the chattering class of political pundits and pollsters who predicted a much closer race. Six...more

What Obama's Win Means for Labor and Employment Law

by David B. Weisenfeld | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 11/11/2012

President Obama's historic re-election brings with it a host of HR implications. Chief among them is that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will remain intact for the foreseeable future. ...more

New York Lawyers Rally to Help Sandy Victims

by Lawyers.com on 11/8/2012

When Hurricane Sandy struck the east coast of the United States on Oct. 29, it didn’t take lawyers in New York long to organize a way to help victims of the superstorm with an expanding range of legal issues....more

Obama? Romney? The Potential Impact of the Election on the Health Care Industry

by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 10/18/2012

While the election season often yields more heat than light, some clear themes emerged from last night's Brownstein Health Care Panel Discussion. Our panel and the audience of more than 80 health care professionals had...more

Ipotesi di riduzione dei contributi pensionistici al primo pilastro. Una prima quantificazione per le fasce under 40 anni

by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 9/24/2012

Ipotesi di riduzione dei contributi pensionistici al primo pilastro. Una prima quantificazione per le fasce under 40 anni La prima quantificazione di una ipotesi di riduzione dei contributi pensionistici obbligatori per...more

Delega al Governo per la riforma del sistema pensionistico, e principi di raccordo con il mercato del lavoro e il welfare system

by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 9/24/2012

Proposta di disegno di legge delega al Governo elaborata da CeRM Riforma del sistema pensionistico, riduzione del cuneo sul lavoro, principi di collegamento con il mercato del lavoro e il welfare system La proposta...more

Affordable Care Act and Tax Collection

by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 7/11/2012

The Affordable Care Act 2010 makes it mandatory for all US citizens to purchase health insurance. The US Supreme Court has recently upheld most of the Affordable Care Act 2010 as a tax issue rather than an issue of interstate...more

Down the Back Stretch - Appropriations Bills Continue to Work Their Way Through the House by George C. Crawford

by King & Spalding on 7/10/2012

House appropriators continue to process the FY 2013 appropriations bills with several of the more controversial bills remaining. The House will try to use the power of the purse to stymie the implementation of the health...more

Is North Carolina Ready For The Affordable Care Act?

by Brooks Pierce on 7/3/2012

If you are wondering what North Carolina has to do to comply with the Affordable Care Act now that the Supreme Court has said it passes constitutional muster, there are better places to look than my blog. But there's an...more

Supreme Court Upholds Health Reform Coverage Mandate

by Poyner Spruill LLP on 7/3/2012

Last Thursday, we all heard the big news. The 2010 health care reform law survived its encounter with the Supreme Court virtually intact. With the constitutionality of the individual coverage mandate now settled,...more

Health Care Reform Update -- June 4, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 6/5/2012

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings & Mark-ups...more

Scala del Paygo e riforma del welfare e degli ammortizzatori del mercato del lavoro

by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 4/18/2012

I dati elaborati a partire dal Programma di Stabilità mostrano come, per dedicare al mercato del lavoro risorse ‘fresche’ e strutturali raccolte tramite la ripartizione, non si possa fare a meno di liberare...more

Legislature Makes Bold Move Toward Free-Market Health Care

by Lane Powell PC - Health Care Law on 4/13/2012

Originally published in the Portland Business Journal - April 6, 2012. In the closing hours of the 2012 Oregon legislative session, the Oregon Legislature paved the way for the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange. The...more

Pensions: The Penny Dropped

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 4/2/2012

The federal government tabled its budget yesterday afternoon. The government will be eliminating the penny. But that is not the only penny that has been dropped. Mr. Harper announced on January 26, 2012, at the World Economic...more

Health Care “Reform” in an Uncertain Judicial and Political Landscape

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 3/5/2012

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act1, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 20102 (the “Affordable Care Act”) makes a number of significant changes to the way employers and their...more

Will General Assembly Consider Repeal of Workplace Smokers’ Rights Law?

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 1/6/2012

Let’s say you’re an employer in Connecticut. And you want to keep your health insurance costs down and promote a “healthy workplace”. After all, it’s a new year and a new year is built for resolutions like quitting...more

Top Ten Things a New Nonprofit General Counsel Should Investigate

by Venable LLP on 11/9/2011

The honeymoon phase does not last long for a new general counsel (GC) — on day one of your new job, you are going to start learning about all those things that could not be disclosed during the courting phase, whether out of...more

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