IRS, Treasury Department issue proposed rules governing minimum value, affordability, and wellness programs *

USA - May 16 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…

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Staffing industry compliance with the employer shared responsibility (aka “pay-or-play”) provisions of the Affordable Care Act: five questions *

USA - May 2 2013
Employment, Labor & Benefits Advisory May 2‚ 2013 By Alden Bianchi and Ed Lenz * Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the…

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On the manifold meanings of affordability according to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act *

USA - April 11 2013
The core policy goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the "Act")—on which there is near universal consensus—are…

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Agencies issue proposed regulations implementing the 90-day waiting period limitation under the Affordable Care Act *

USA - March 28 2013
On March 21, 2013, the Departments of the Treasury/IRS, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the "Departments") issued a proposed regulation…

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The new HIPAA Omnibus Rule & your liability — a detailed review *

USA - February 17 2013
As we have reported in this blog, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released final regulations…

Co-authors: Dianne J. Bourque, Kimberly J. Gold, Cynthia J. Larose.

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