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COBRA subsidy provisions included in the Stimulus Act: what plan sponsors and administrators need to do now

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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February 18 2009

Late last week, the House and the Senate passed the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Plan (the “Act”

Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 10 2009

The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 became law on February 4, 2009 (the "Act"

Stimulus act imposes increased HIPAA obligation on health benefit plans and service providers

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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April 1 2009

The much-heralded economic stimulus package signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009 (ARRA or the "Act"), dramatically expands and strengthens the security and privacy requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (the "HIPAA Rules"

2009 health & welfare (H&W) benefits roundup

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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November 30 2009

Many will remember 2009 as one of the most economically tumultuous and challenging years since the Great Depression

Interim final regulations under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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February 8 2010

The Federal Register published on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, the interim final regulations (the "Interim Regs") implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (the "Act"

New group health plan internal claims and appeals and external review procedures created by PPACA

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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September 22 2010

On July 23, 2010, the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor (DOL) and Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, the “Agencies”) jointly issued interim final regulations (“Interim Regulations”) regarding internal appeals and external claim review procedures (“Claims Review Rules”) for fully insured and self-funded group health plans and insurance policies issued in the individual market

HHS issues interim regulations on early retiree health insurance program plan sponsors must be ready

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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May 13 2010

On May 5, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued interim final regulations ("Interim Regulations") for the early retiree reinsurance program (the "Program") enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA

President signs bill that modifies COBRA subsidy rules: immediate action required!

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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March 8 2010

On March 2, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (the "Act"

Federal court in Virginia finds health care reform bill’s individual mandate unconstitutional

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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December 17 2010

In a ruling entered on December 13, 2010, United States District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson held, in a challenge to the health reform law filed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, that Section 1501 (the “Individual Mandate”) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), Pub. L. No. 111-148 (2010), is unconstitutional

COBRA credit expansion enacted as part of Department of Defense Appropriations Act

Alston & Bird LLP
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USA
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December 23 2009

An expansion of the COBRA premium subsidy originally adopted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) was signed into law by the President on December 19, 2009 as part of H.R. 3326 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

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