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Life’s a breach, part II: Omnibus Rule revises what constitutes a breach under the HIPAAHITECH breach notification requirements

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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May 8 2013

HIPAA's "Omnibus Rule" (also referred to in this advisory as the "Rule"), published on January 25, 2013, modified many parts of the HIPAA

CER fees funding the patient-centered outcomes research trust

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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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

New HIPAA Omnibus Rule: issues for employer plan sponsors and group health plans

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 11 2013

HIPAA's long-awaited "Omnibus Rule" (also referred to in this advisory as the "Rule"), published on January 25, 2013, modifies numerous aspects of

IRS issues game-changing regulations interpreting health care reform’s pay or play requirement

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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February 6 2013

Beginning in 2014, "applicable large employers" become subject to new rules prescribed in Internal Revenue Code Section 4980H ("4980H Rules"), which

Recent proposed regulations modify requirements for employer wellness programs

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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February 1 2013

On November 26, 2012, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services (the "Departments") published proposed regulations (the

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

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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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

New agency guidance on required contraceptive coverage under group health plans

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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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”

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

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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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

HIPAA covered health plans beware: HHS Office for Civil Rights kicks off HIPAA Audit Program

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 7 2012

Since November 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has been conducting audits of covered entities (the “HIPAA Audit Program”) for compliance with the privacy and security requirements under HIPAA and the HITECH Act (collectively, the “Privacy & Security Rules”

When is a summary more than a summary, part two: agencies issue final guidance on the ACA’s uniform summary of benefits and coverage requirement

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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February 29 2012

On February 14, 2012, the Departments of the U.S. Treasury (“Treasury”), Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, the “Agencies”) jointly published final regulations that identify the standards for completing and delivering the uniform explanation of coverage (“Summary of Benefits,” or SBC) required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA

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