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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Transparency in coverage rule - Potential implications for self-insured health plans

On November 15, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a proposed "Transparency in Coverage" rule that would require most...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Ninth Circuit Enjoins ACA Religious Exemption Rules

The Affordable Care Act requires that employer-sponsored group medical insurance plans provide contraceptive coverage without cost sharing. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued final...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Panel, Same Result – Ninth Circuit Upholds Controversial Cost-Sharing Regulations in Altera Case

The unfolding Altera Corporation & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner (Altera) saga bore witness to another taxpayer-unfriendly development on June 7, when the Ninth Circuit chose in a 2-1 vote to uphold certain Treasury...more

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OIG Finalizes New and Expanded Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors, Issues Guidance Regarding Nominal Gifts

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In an uncertain health care environment following the presidential election, the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) finalized a new rule expanding existing safe harbors to the federal...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Collaborating Before The PTAB

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One of the most important decisions that a patent defendant must make is whether to join with other co-defendants in America Invents Act (AIA) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Attorneys Seth Northrop and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New FAQs Address Effect of Affordable Care Act on COBRA and Other Matters

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In a wide-ranging set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and other guidance, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services have addressed a number of issues pertaining to the Affordable Care Act...more

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