IRS releases revised Form 720 to pay patient-centered outcome research fee *

USA - June 6 2013
The Affordable Care Act created a new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) that is to be partially funded through fees paid by health…

Co-authors: Amy M. Gordon, Elizabeth A. Savard.

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ACA guidance on 90-day waiting periods and certificates of creditable coverage *

USA - April 11 2013
Recently issued Affordable Care Act guidance clarifies the prohibition on waiting periods in excess of 90 days and eliminates the requirement to…

Co-authors: Megan Mardy, Amy M. Gordon.

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New HIPAA regulations require action by group health plans *

USA - March 7 2013
Final HIPAA privacy and security regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human services will require action by group health plan…

Co-authors: Amy M. Gordon.

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New HIPAA regulations affect business associates and subcontractors *

USA - February 11 2013
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act omnibus regulations recently released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…

Co-authors: Amy M. Gordon, Susan M. Nash.

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Medical Loss Ratio refunds *

USA - August 8 2012
If you are an employer that sponsors a fully insured medical plan option for your employees, and you had that fully insured medical plan option in place for the 2011 calendar year, you may be eligible for a Medical Loss Ratio rebate.

Co-authors: Amy M. Gordon, Susan M. Nash.

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