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President's health insurance proposal receives chilly Democratic response

Faegre Baker Daniels
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USA
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February 2 2007

In his Jan. 23 State of the Union Address, President Bush outlined a new initiative to treat health insurance similar to the home mortgage interest deduction

Rockefeller is watching

Faegre Baker Daniels
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USA
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May 6 2009

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has introduced a bill to regulate various health insurer underwriting practices

Don't be an ostrich why insurers should pay attention to new CMS reporting requirements

Faegre Baker Daniels
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USA
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May 6 2009

Between May 1 and June 30, 2009, insurers subject to the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) mandatory reporting provisions included in the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 must register electronically with the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS

Moderate discussion

Faegre Baker Daniels
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USA
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August 1 2008

On July 17, 2008, Charlie Richardson moderated a discussion at the 16th Annual Legal Seminar of the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association in Boston on the future of insurance regulatory modernization in Congress and beyond

Genetic discrimination bill sails through the House

Faegre Baker Daniels
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USA
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April 27 2007

By a vote of 420-3, a bill to protect individuals from discrimination in health insurance and employment based on genetic information, the "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act" (H.R. 493), passed the House overwhelmingly on April 25

Senate expected to approve genetic discrimination bill

Faegre Baker Daniels
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USA
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February 2 2007

On Jan. 31, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee favorably reported (19-2) the "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act," (S. 358). S. 358, sponsored by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), and 22 cosponsors, would prohibit insurers from making coverage decisions based on the genetic information of patients or workers

Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, Section 111 reporting: the saga continues

Faegre Baker Daniels
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USA
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October 16 2009

September 30, 2009, was the scheduled deadline by which liability insurers (including self-insurers), no-fault insurers and workers' compensation insurers (collectively "Non-Group Health Plans") were required to register as Responsible Reporting Entities under Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007

Liability insurers and self-insureds must comply with new CMS reporting requirements or face significant penalties

Faegre Baker Daniels
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USA
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December 18 2009

As health care reform gathers momentum, the government is increasingly focusing on the high cost of Medicare

Are you a self-insurer for Medicare Section 111 reporting purposes?

Faegre Baker Daniels
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USA
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March 24 2010

As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to refine the compliance guidelines related to Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA), business entities that self-insure all or some portion of their liability risks (i.e., self-insurers) should pay attention

IRS grants relief from reporting cost of health coverage on W-2 for 2011

Faegre Baker Daniels
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USA
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October 13 2010

On October 12, 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2010-69, which provides that the W-2 reporting of the cost of employees' health coverage will be voluntary, rather than mandatory, for 2011

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