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- Do the MSP mandatory reporting rules require that HICNs or SSNs be provided to CMS?
- From the November 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We’ve heard that the Medicare Secondary Payer mandatory reporting rules require that health insurance claim numbers or Social Security numbers be provided to CMS. In the past, it has been difficult to obtain those numbers for our ...
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- EEOC Revises Its "Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law" Poster to Address ADA Amendments and GINA
- From the November 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The EEOC has revised its “Equal Opportunity is the Law” poster, which employers must post to notify employees of current federal employment discrimination laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, religion, age, ...
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- New Law Expands FMLA Leave Rights for Employees Who Are Relatives of Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces
- From the October 29, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The President has signed defense-related legislation that includes amendments to the FMLA’s provisions regarding qualifying exigency leave and covered servicemember leave for employees who are relatives of servicemembers. Here are highlights of the changes that are likely ...
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- CMS Proposes Policy and Technical Changes to Medicare Part D Regulations, Including COB and MSP Provisions
- From the October 22, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has proposed policy and technical changes to the regulations for the Medicare Part D program that are intended to clarify participation requirements, strengthen beneficiary protections, improve payment rules, and implement new policy. As discussed below, some of the proposed ...
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- Requiring Employees to Complete Health Risk Assessments in Order to Receive HRA Reimbursements Violates the ADA
- From the October 15, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- An EEOC informal discussion letter discusses whether an employer’s requirement that employees complete a health risk assessment in order to receive medical expense reimbursements from the employer’s health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) violates the ADA. The assessment ...
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- Agencies Are Working on MHPAEA Regulations With the Goal of Issuing Them by January 2010, Per HHS Secretary
- From the October 08, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- In an October 2, 2009 letter to Senator Al Franken, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reported on agency efforts to develop regulations implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA). As background, ...
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- EEOC Issues Proposed ADA Regulations and Other Guidance About Disabilities, Major Life Activities, Impairments and More
- From the September 24, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- Effective January 1, 2009, the ADA Amendments Act modified the definition of disability and other portions of the ADA. (See our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/GHPM/Statutes/19529 (subscription required).) The basic ADA definition of disability was ...
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- CMS Proposes Changes in Disclosure to CMS Form Instructions and Revises Guidance on Disclosure to Part D Eligible Individuals
- From the September 17, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- Most entities that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare Part D eligible individuals must disclose to CMS (using a web-based Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS Form) whether that coverage is creditable coverage. CMS has proposed changes to the Form ...
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- IRS Issues Final Regulations on Excise Tax Reporting and HSA Comparability
- From the September 10, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The IRS has issued final regulations on the HSA comparability rules, and on reporting and paying excise taxes for failure to comply with comparability requirements or various group health plan mandates (including COBRA and HIPAA). There are few differences between ...
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- CMS Revises HICN/SSN Collection Form Used for Mandatory Reporting Purposes
- From the September 03, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- In May 2009, CMS issued compliance guidance and model language to assist responsible reporting entities (RREs) in obtaining Medicare Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) or Social Security Number (SSN) information from Medicare beneficiaries for mandatory reporting purposes (see our article ...
