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New proposed regulation relating to wellness programs

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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December 28 2012

In late November, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury issued a proposed regulation that makes important changes in the HIPAA

Health care reform update

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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July 30 2010

Regulations implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) have been coming out at a steady pace

Small business tax credit for employer health insurance contributions

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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May 28 2010

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued guidance on a tax credit made available through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that benefits certain small employers who help defray the cost of their employees' health insurance premiums

New guidance regarding the age-26 dependent coverage mandate

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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May 28 2010

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, group health plans that extend coverage to dependent children must continue to make such coverage available until age 26

IRS now accepting applications for $1 billion therapeutic discovery credit program window closes July 21, 2010

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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June 23 2010

The IRS is now accepting applications for the $1 billion pool of funds earmarked by the health care reform bill (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010) for small and mid-size biotechnology companies to provide needed funding to support critical research and development programs under the qualifying therapeutic discovery tax credit program

Health reimbursement arrangements and waivers: immediate action required

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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November 19 2010

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (PPACA), a group health plan's ability to impose annual limits on essential health benefits is restricted for plan years beginning before January 1, 2014 and prohibited altogether for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014

Grace period provided for compliance with health plan claims procedures

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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October 29 2010

Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services jointly issued a technical release giving group health plans until July 1, 2011, to comply with the new internal claims and appeals procedures required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA

Mandatory W-2 reporting of the cost of medical coverage delayed

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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October 29 2010

Under the PPACA, employers are required to report the cost of employer-sponsored health coverage on their employees' 2011 Forms W-2 (generally issued in early 2012

Health care reform update government agencies issue grandfather plan regulations

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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June 29 2010

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have jointly issued long-awaited guidance in the form of interim final regulations detailing the requirements for maintaining grandfather plan status

FDA’s medical device review process: 510(k) premarket notification process scrutinized

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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November 5 2010

As many know, on August 3, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released proposed reforms to the 510(k) premarket notification program

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