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- CMS Updates Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS Form
- From the April 02, 2009 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 coverage is creditable or noncreditable. In September 2007, CMS updated the “Disclosure to CMS Form&#...
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- CMS Delays MSP Mandatory Reporting for HRAs and Provides Other Guidance for Group Health Plans
- From the March 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has updated the User Guide for group health plans on its Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) mandatory reporting website. Like the earlier versions of the guide (see our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/GHPM/Statutes/19626 (Premium Access ...
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- EEOC Issues Proposed Regulations on GINA's Employment Nondiscrimination Requirements
- From the March 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) was enacted to prevent discrimination on the basis of genetic information in health insurance and employment (see our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/HIPAA/Statutes/19394 (Premium Access subscription required)). ...
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- EEOC Announces Proposed Regulations on GINA's Employment Nondiscrimination Provisions
- From the February 26, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) was signed into law in May 2008 to prevent discrimination on the basis of genetic information in health insurance and employment (see our article at http://www.ebia.com/WeeklyArchives/HIPAA/Statutes/...
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- Health Plan Insurer Could Not Terminate COBRA Coverage When Qualified Beneficiary Became Covered Under Medicaid
- From the February 12, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- A mother sued her health plan insurer after it denied medical benefits for her minor son, who incurred overwhelming medical expenses after a near drowning accident. The son was a COBRA qualified beneficiary who had elected COBRA coverage under the ...
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- Can Medicare Part D creditable coverage disclosure notices be provided electronically?
- From the February 05, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: Our company’s major medical plan includes prescription drug coverage. In the past, we have provided paper Medicare Part D creditable coverage disclosure notices to Part D eligible individuals. Can we provide these notices electronically? ANSWER: CMS has ...
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- White House Asks Agencies to Delay Publication, Effective Dates of Regulations Pending Review
- From the January 22, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- On Inauguration Day, President Obama’s Chief of Staff issued a memorandum to executive department agencies and heads, advising them of the President’s plan for managing the Federal regulatory process so as to give his appointees and ...
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- CMS Issues Revised Guidance and Model Disclosure Notices for Part D Eligible Individuals for Use After January 1, 2009
- From the January 15, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- CMS has posted on its website revised guidance and model disclosure notices that are to be provided to Medicare Part D eligible individuals after January 1, 2009. The revisions reflect CMS’s decision to eliminate one of the three ...
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- What are the new mandatory reporting requirements for group health plans and when are they effective?
- From the January 08, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- QUESTION: We’ve heard that new mandatory reporting requirements apply to group health plans under Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA). What are these requirements and when do they become effective? ANSWER: ...
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- 2008 Form M-1, Including Self-Compliance Tool, Made Available by the DOL With Few Changes From the Previous Year
- From the January 08, 2009 EBIA Weekly
- DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has issued the 2008 Form M-1, Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs). Subject to certain limited exceptions, this annual report must be filed with the ...
