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CMS Issues Final MLR Rule for Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs

by Roy M. Albert, Susan Berson | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/22/2013

Last week, CMS published a final rule implementing the ACA’s medical loss ratio (“MLR”) requirements that will apply to the Medicare Advantage (Part C) and prescription drug (Part D) programs beginning in contract year 2014. ...more

U.S. Department Of Labor Issues Model Notices Of Health Insurance Options

by Michael N. Morea | Cole Schotz on 5/22/2013

By October 1, 2013, most employers will be required to provide their current employees and new hires with notices of health insurance options. The notice is required to, among other things, inform employees of the existence...more

The Employer's Playbook for ACA Compliance: Are You In The 2014 "Pay Or Play" Game?

by Dan S. Brandenburg, Sarah Lockwood Church, Joanne G. Jacobson, Paul Kasicky, Joni Landy, Kevin Wiggins | Saul Ewing LLP on 5/22/2013

For better or worse, the ACA or Health Care Reform is still with us. If you do not want to end up in the penalty box in 2014, you must know whether you are subject to the employer shared responsibility provisions of the ACA...more

Act Now Advisory: Important Affordable Care Act Deadline: Employee Notices of the Health Insurance Marketplace (Exchange) Due by...

by Michelle Capezza, Gretchen Harders | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 5/22/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued Technical Release No. 2013-02 ("Release") providing important guidance under the Patient Protection and Affordable...more

Health Care Reform Blog: Bare Bones" Health Plans- Are They Legal?

by Susan J. Freed | Davis Brown Law Firm on 5/21/2013

You may have woken up today to media reports of large employers exploring the idea of dropping traditional health plans in favor of very limited health care plans as a way to lessen the burden imposed on large employers for...more

Florida Legislative Session 2013: Healthcare Summary

by Martin Dix, Steven Grigas, Bruce Platt, Sheryl D. Rosen | Akerman Senterfitt on 5/21/2013

The 2013 Florida Legislative Session concluded on May 3, 2013. The following is a partial summary of healthcare-related bills that may impact your business or practice. Note that some of these bills have become law, but...more

CMS Announces $1 Billion in Funding for Innovation Grants

by King & Spalding on 5/21/2013

On May 15, 2013, CMS released a funding opportunity announcement for round two of the Health Care Innovation Awards. The grants are administered by the CMS Innovation Center, which is authorized by the Affordable Care Act to...more

Health Care Reform Update -- May 20th, 2013

by Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Abby Matousek, Jeremy Rabinovitz | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/21/2013

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

The Affordable Care Act's Marketplace Notice: What Employers Need to Know

by Katie Morton, Mary Turk-Meena, Lynne Shore Wakefield | K&L Gates LLP on 5/20/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued long-awaited guidance on the notice that must be provided to employees by October 1, 2013, the first day of the Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period (the...more

Affordable Care Act Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Minimum Value, Actuarial Value and Accreditation

by Erin Jones Adams | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/20/2013

On February 25, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final rule (the Final Rule) setting forth standards for health insurance issuers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the...more

PODCAST - Inside Law - HIPAA Changes Overview by Emily Wey [Video]

by Polsinelli on 5/20/2013

More than two years in the making, the long-awaited final changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) were published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on...more

Good Governance for General Counsel: What Your Board Needs to Know Now

by Ober|Kaler on 5/18/2013

A host of regulatory and finance reforms have ushered in significant changes for health care entities, and likewise, for the boards that guide them. How can general counsel broach these changes with their boards and steer...more

DOL Releases Exchange Notice Guidance and Model Notices

by Dennis R. Bonessa, John D. Martini, Rachel Cutler Shim, Allison Warden Sizemore | Reed Smith on 5/17/2013

On May 8, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued guidance regarding the requirement that employers provide notice to employees describing the coverage options available under Health Insurance Marketplaces (formerly known as...more

Model Notices Issued To Meet Affordable Care Act Requirements – Notices Must Be Issued By October 1, 2013

by Andrew E. Graw | Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 5/17/2013

On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance and model forms to assist employers in fulfilling their obligations under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to notify employees of the availability of health care...more

Bringing Sunlight to Healthcare Pricing: The CMS Release of Hospital Charge Data

by Robert Wolin | BakerHostetler on 5/17/2013

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis once said that "Sunlight is the best disinfectant." The release of charges billed by some 3,337 Medicare hospitals for 100 of the most common inpatient diagnosis related...more

IRS, Treasury Department Issue Proposed Rules Governing Minimum Value, Affordability, and Wellness Programs

by Alden J. Bianchi | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 5/17/2013

A key policy goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) is the expansion of health insurance coverage to all Americans. The concepts of “minimum value” and its correlate “actuarial value” speak to the...more

Raising the Stakes of Worker Misclassification Yet Again

by Morgan Lewis on 5/16/2013

New requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are set to intensify state and federal governments' crackdown on worker misclassification....more

Employers Must Notify Employees of the Availability of Health Insurance Exchanges - Employers Can Use Model Notices Issued by the...

by Allison De Tal, Isabel Safie, John Wahlin | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/16/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act added Section 18B to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), requiring employers to give notice to employees of the coverage options available through state insurance exchanges....more

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CMS Issues Final MLR Rule for Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs

U.S. Department Of Labor Issues Model Notices Of Health Insurance Options

The Employer's Playbook for ACA Compliance: Are You In The 2014 "Pay Or Play" Game?

Act Now Advisory: Important Affordable Care Act Deadline: Employee Notices of the Health Insurance Marketplace (Exchange) Due by...

Health Care Reform Blog: Bare Bones" Health Plans- Are They Legal?

Florida Legislative Session 2013: Healthcare Summary

CMS Announces $1 Billion in Funding for Innovation Grants

Health Care Reform Update -- May 20th, 2013

The Affordable Care Act's Marketplace Notice: What Employers Need to Know

Affordable Care Act Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Minimum Value, Actuarial Value and Accreditation

PODCAST - Inside Law - HIPAA Changes Overview by Emily Wey [Video]

Good Governance for General Counsel: What Your Board Needs to Know Now

DOL Releases Exchange Notice Guidance and Model Notices

Model Notices Issued To Meet Affordable Care Act Requirements – Notices Must Be Issued By October 1, 2013

Bringing Sunlight to Healthcare Pricing: The CMS Release of Hospital Charge Data

IRS, Treasury Department Issue Proposed Rules Governing Minimum Value, Affordability, and Wellness Programs

Raising the Stakes of Worker Misclassification Yet Again

Employers Must Notify Employees of the Availability of Health Insurance Exchanges - Employers Can Use Model Notices Issued by the...

Health Care Reform Update: Employee Notice Requirements

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - May 15, 2013

Health Care Reform Update -- May 13, 2013

Model Notice of Exchanges Issued with New October 1, 2013 Deadline

Affordable Care Act: Employers Must Soon Provide Marketplace Notices to Employees

Legal Alert: Notice Of Health Exchange Coverage Options Guidance Released

Strategic Implementation of Employer Shared Responsibility Rules & 2014 Planning Considerations

PODCAST - Inside Law - HIPAA Changes Overview by Emily Wey [Video]

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