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- New MSP Reporting Requirement for Group Health Plan Insurers, TPAs, Plan Administrators, and Fiduciaries
- From the January 03, 2008 EBIA Weekly
- Congress has enacted a new Medicare secondary payer (MSP) reporting law, effective January 1, 2009, as part of the multi-faceted Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“Act”). This new reporting requirement, found in section 111 ...
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- DOL Announces Availability of 2007 Form M-1, Including Health Care Self-Compliance Tool; Both Virtually Unchanged From 2006
- From the December 20, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- The Employee Benefits Security Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued the 2007 MEWA/ECE Form M-1 and Instructions. The Form M-1 is the annual report that most multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs) that provide health ...
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- DOL Announces Enforcement Safe Harbor for Supplemental Plans Under HIPAA Portability, MHPA, WHCRA, and NMHPA Rules
- From the December 13, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- Several categories of benefits are excepted from HIPAA’s portability, nondiscrimination, and wellness program rules, including certain “supplemental” coverage provided under a separate policy, certificate, or contract of insurance. (This type of supplemental insurance coverage is also ...
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- CMS Updates Disclosure to CMS Form Required to Be Provided by Group Health Plans
- From the November 01, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- Under Medicare Part D regulations, most group health plans offering prescription drug coverage to Part D eligible individuals must disclose to CMS whether the plan coverage is creditable or noncreditable. In 2006, CMS issued several items of guidance regarding the &#...
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- EEOC Officials Offer Informal Views on ADEA, ADA, and PDA Issues
- From the September 20, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- The American Bar Association’s Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) has posted a report on the May 2007 Q&A session between JCEB representatives and EEOC officials. Highlights include the following informal, nonbinding remarks covering a range ...
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- CMS Informally Answers Questions About Medicare Part D Disclosure Notices
- From the September 13, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- The Joint Committee of Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has reported on the May 2007 Q&A session between JCEB representatives and CMS officials. Highlights include the following informal, nonbinding comments about Medicare Part D disclosure ...
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- DoD Outlines Expected Rules on TRICARE Prohibitions on Financial Incentives (Including Treatment of Cafeteria Plans)
- From the August 30, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- In a report to Congress, the Department of Defense (DoD) has indicated that it will soon issue interim final rules implementing certain TRICARE secondary payer provisions that Congress had approved in 2006 as part of a defense appropriations bill. The ...
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- HHS Extends Sunset Date of Mental Health Parity Act Regulations to December 31, 2007
- From the August 02, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- HHS has amended its interim final regulations under the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) to extend the date on which the regulations cease to apply (the sunset date) from December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2007. The change makes the ...
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- EEOC Finalizes Changes to ADEA Regulations to Reflect Supreme Court's "Reverse Discrimination" Decision
- From the July 12, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- In 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which bars employment discrimination against individuals who are 40 or older, does not prohibit so-called reverse discrimination—favoring older workers over ...
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- CMS Issues Medicare Part D Benefit Parameters for 2008
- From the June 14, 2007 EBIA Weekly
- Under Medicare Part D regulations, most group health plans offering prescription drug coverage to Part D eligible individuals (including active and retired employees and beneficiaries) must disclose to CMS and to Part D eligible individuals whether the plan coverage is ...
