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FREE Contraceptives for Women? No Co-Pay for Women's Preventive Health Care
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) required health plans to cover services listed in the HHS comprehensive list of preventive services at no cost to patients. Just this...
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HHS ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE HIPAA AUDIT INITIATIVE
The Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") of the Department of Health and Human Services has announced an audit initiative under which it intends to conduct audits of up to 150 covered entities to review...
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United States Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Health Care Reform
The Supreme Court decided on November 14, 2011 that it will hear several challenges to the health care reform legislation enacted in 2010 (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). Oral...
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Health Plans Have an Added Mandatory Disclosure under ERISA
Summary of Benefits and Coverage. Health care reform expands ERISA's disclosure requirements by requiring that group health plans provide a summary of benefits and coverage (“SBC”) to plan participants...
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Wellness Program Changes for 2014
There has been a deluge of new federal regulations related to health care reform since the presidential election, and wellness programs have been no exception. The IRS, U.S. Department of Labor, and...
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