CER fees – funding the patient-centered outcomes research trust *

USA - March 13 2013
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "Act") includes provisions that promote research to evaluate and compare health outcomes and the…

Co-authors: John R. Hickman, Daniel G. Taylor.

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Recent proposed regulations modify requirements for employer wellness programs *

USA - February 1 2013
On November 26, 2012, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the "Departments") published proposed regulations (the…

Co-authors: John R. Hickman, Stacy C. Clark.

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The Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act – the immediate implications for group health plans *

USA - June 18 2012
During the week of March 26, 2012, the Supreme Court heard an unprecedented three days of oral argument on the question of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Co-authors: John R. Hickman, Paula M. Stannard.

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New agency guidance on required contraceptive coverage under group health plans *

USA - May 2 2012
On August 1, 2011, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued Guidelines on Women’s Preventive Health (the “HRSA Guidelines”).

Co-authors: John R. Hickman, Ashley Gillihan.

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Health care reform update: final regulations impose reinsurance “contribution” on fully insured and self-insured plans starting in 2014 *

USA - March 28 2012
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides for a State-based transitional reinsurance program to help stabilize premiums for coverage in the individual health insurance market during the first three years of operation of the Exchanges (2014-2016).

Co-authors: John R. Hickman.

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